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Bilaal or El Bilal, is a village in the Hiran region of Somalia,[1] located 10 km (6.4 mi) west of Jalalaqsi and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of the Somalian capital Mogadishu.[2]
Bilaal
Ceel Lafoole | |
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  Bilaal Location in Somalia  Bilaal Bilaal (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 3°22′37″N 45°29′11″E / 3.37694°N 45.48639°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Hiran |
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 8,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +252 |
Location
editBilaal is located 10 km (6.4 mi) west of Jalalaqsi and 145 km (90 mi) northwest of the Somalian capital Mogadishu.
History
editAlthough it is now a small village, Bilal is one of the oldest settlements in Hiran region, during the colonial period it was a very developed area, was built at the first school in Hiran region (Bilal Primary and Secondary School).
Bilal is the home of many notable people such businessmen like Abukar Osman and Haji Qurow, poets like Abukar Fanahow, religious preacher Islow Nur Abikar and the first Somalian Defence Minister Abdirahman Haji Mumin, Also Colonel Ahmed Abdi osman well known sheikh mujib is one of Military experienced persons from there.
References
edit- ^ https://arcadia.sba.uniroma3.it/bitstream/2307/5416/1/Groundwater%20resources%20in%20Central%20Somalia_QGS.pdf
- ^ "Node History: Bilaal (7651332543)". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
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