Borama

E753480

Borama is a city in northwestern Somalia’s Awdal region, known as a cultural and educational center for the Somali people.

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Label Occurrences
Borama canonical 3

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
adminCenterOf Awdal region ⓘ
climate semi-arid climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Somalia ⓘ
culturalRole center of Dir clan culture ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic predominantly urban population ⓘ
economyBasedOn livestock ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ
trade ⓘ
elevation approximately 1390 meters ⓘ
governingBody Borama municipal council ⓘ
hasAirport Borama Airport ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Amoud University ⓘ
secondary schools ⓘ
hasFeature hilly terrain ⓘ
valleys ⓘ
hasHealthFacility hospitals ⓘ
hasInfrastructure paved roads ⓘ
telecommunications services ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Ethiopian highlands ⓘ
linked to: Ethiopian Highlands
hasReligiousInstitution mosques ⓘ
hasUniversity Amoud University ⓘ
knownFor Islamic scholarship ⓘ
cultural center for Somali people ⓘ
educational center for Somali people ⓘ
modern Somali poetry ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
Somali ⓘ
locatedIn Awdal region ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ
northwestern Somalia ⓘ
majorClanFamily Dir ⓘ
majorEthnicGroup Somali ⓘ
nearBorderWith Ethiopia ⓘ
partOf Somaliland ⓘ
populationEstimate 100000-200000 ⓘ
postalCodeType Somali postal system ⓘ
regionalRole commercial hub of Awdal region ⓘ
educational hub of northwestern Somalia ⓘ
regionCapitalOf Awdal ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
roadConnectionTo Hargeisa ⓘ
Zeila ⓘ
timeZone East Africa Time ⓘ
transportMode road transport ⓘ
usesCurrency Somali shilling ⓘ
Somaliland shilling ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

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