Dusmareb District

Dusmareb
Dhusamareb
دوسمريب
District
Location of Dusmareb District within the Galguduud region.
Location of Dusmareb District
within the Galguduud region.
Country Somalia
state Galmudug
CapitalDusmareb
Government
 • mayorcabdiraxmaan cali (gaadaqorow)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
434,080 [1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Dusmareb District (Somali: Degmada Dhuusamareeb) is a district in the central Galguduud region of Galmudug state of Somalia. Its capital lies at Dusmareb. Dusmareb is the administrative capital of Galmudug state and the Galguduud region. It is primarily inhabited by Somalis from the Hiraab sub-clan of the Habargidir.

A roadside bombing attributed to al-Shabaab killed 13 security forces in Dusmareb on February 6, 2021, shortly after a breakdown in talks about the 2021 Somali presidential election were announced.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Somalia 2017 Post Deyr Acute Food Insecurity - Projection IPC Population Estimates (February - June 2018)" (PDF). fanau.org. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  2. ^ "Somalia: Roadside bombing kills at least 13 after presidential talks break down". msn.com. Deutsche Welle. February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.


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