Galkayo

Galkayo
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Gaalkacyo (auch Galcaio , Galkayo geschrieben; italienisch Rocca Littorio) ist eine Stadt mit etwa 62.000 Einwohnern[1] in Zentral-Somalia. Sie liegt im Landesinneren und ist Hauptstadt der Region Mudug.

Gaalkacyo ist in zwei Teile geteilt: Während der südliche Stadtteil Verwaltungssitz von Mudug ist, gehört der nördliche zum international nicht anerkannten Puntland. Die Stadt gehört zu den am besten entwickelten in der Region; es wurden Schulen gebaut, und ein großer Flughafen befindet sich in der Planungsphase.

Söhne und Töchter der Stadt

  • Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, früherer Präsident Puntlands und seit 2004 Präsident der somalischen Übergangsregierung
  • Waris Dirie, ehemaliges Mannequin und Fotomodell

Quellen

  1. bevölkerungsstatistik.de

6.783333333333347.4333333333337Koordinaten: 6° 47′ N, 47° 26′ O


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