This is a list of cities and towns in Somalia. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known
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1 The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is not officially recognized by the United Nations, recognized only by Turkey; see Cyprus dispute. Afgooye is a Somali town located in Shabeellaha Hoose region Afgooye is 30 kilometres from Mogadishu. Afmadow ( Afmadoow) is a city in southern Somalia, located in the middle of the Juba region and bordered by Kenya, Badhadhe Kismayo Jamame Arabsiyo is a city in northwestern Somalia, located about 30 km west of Hargeisa. Baidoa ( Baydhabo) is a city in south-central Somalia, situated 256 kilometers (159 miles by road northwest of the capital Mogadishu. Balad (Somali Balcad is a town in the Middle Shabelle region of Somalia. The district of Bandar Beyla is located in the southeastern portion of Bari Region, Somalia. Bandiiradley is one of the largest towns in the Mudug region of Somalia. Barawa or Brava ( Baraawe, المدينة ﺑﺮﺍﻭﻱ is a Port town in the south eastern coast of Somalia. Bardera City ( Somali Baardheere) is an important agricultural and academic city in the Gedo region of Somalia. Beledweyne ( Beledweyne)(بليث وين is a city in central Somalia. History The city was first described in the eighth chapter of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea written by a Greek merchant in the first century CE Bosaso (Boosaaso is a large city in Somalia and the main Port of Somalia (since the start of the Somali Civil War in 1991 Bu'aale is the capital town of Jubbada Dhexe, in southern Somalia in the Jubba River valley Bur Saalax is a village between Beyra and Rigoomane and it has a population consisting of Mohamed Muumin of Leelkase sub-clan Burao (Burco is the capital city of the Togdheer province of Somalia. Burtinle ( Burtiinle) is one of the fast growing towns in Nugaal region of Somalia. Burdubo ( Soomaali:Buurdhuubo is a town in Gedo, Somalia. Burdubo sits on the Juba River on the Juba Valley between the cities of Bardera Buurhakaba ( Buurhakaba) is a city located in the administrative region ( Gobolka) of Bay in southwestern Somalia. Abudwak or (Caabudwaaq in Soomaali) is one of the largest towns in the Galgadud region in central Somalia Carmooyin is the third largest city of the Bari region of Somalia, located 98km south of Bosaso. Ceel Huur is a historical village located south to the city of Hobyo, Somalia. The district of Ceelbuur (former Mudug regional capital is one of the oldest Somali towns Erigabo or Erigavo ( Ceerigaabo) is the administrative Capital of the Sanaag region of Somalia. Damala Xagare (Damale-Hagare is a district in the Sanaag region a territory disputed by the Puntland and Somaliland administrative regions Dhamasa is a small town situated in southern Somalia in the Gedo region Dhuusamareeb ( Dhuusamareeb) Dhusa Mareb, Dusta Mareb is the capital town of Galguduud region a former Italian commissariat Mudugh Somalia Dinsoor is a town in Somalia It was founded 1805 when a group of nomadic people found a water well near Moon (a mountain area called Bug ' Do'ol' (or ' Docol' in Somali) is a Town about 30 km east of Gaalkacyo Doolow, also spelled Dolow ( Somali: Dooloow is a city in Gedo region of Somalia Eyl is a town in the northern Puntland region of Somalia. The prominent clans in the Eyl district are the Majeerteen and Leelkase Galdogob or Goldogob is a city located in the Mudug region of Somalia. Sources Gabiley is the second main city after Hargeisa in the Woqooyi Galbeed region of Somalia. Gelinsoor is a town that is located near the border between the Muduand and Galgaduud regions of Somalia. Garbahaarey is the capital of Gedo, the second largest and sixth most populous region ( gobolka) of Somalia. ' Garoowe ( Garoowe) is the capital City of Puntland state in the Nugaal region of Somalia. Gawaan (also known as Gawaan Dheere) is a small town in the Mudug region of Somalia. Hafun ( Xaafuun) is a 40 km long low-lying peninsula in the Bari region of northern Somalia. Harardhere is a town in central Somalia, noted for its intense level of piracy History Prehistoric inhabitants The city is home to Neolithic Cave paintings recently discovered named Laas Geel. Hobyo (also spelled Obbia and Hobyaa) is an ancient harbor city in the Mudug region of Somalia. Jamaame, also spelt Jamame or Giamame and known in Italian as Margherita, is a densely populated town in Somalia. Jariban Somalia is a developing Town with a population of approximately 43000 Jilib (other names Gilib, Gelib, Jillib, Jillio) is a town in Somalia, with an estimated population of approximately 45000 Jowhar (Jowhar is the capital town of the Shabeellaha Dhexe region of Somalia (located at) and along with Baidoa, used to form the Kismayo or Kismayu (Kismaayo كيسمايو; Chisimaio is a Port Las Anod ( Laascaanood) is the administrative capital of Sool region of Somalia. The city of Luuq or Lugh (لوك in Gedo region is one of the oldest cities in Somalia. Merca ( Somali Marka) is a port city in southern Somalia on the Indian Ocean. Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū Oog is a town in the Sool region Its inhabitants are all nomads and depend on their livelyhoods on rearing livestocks Qandala City is an ancient Harbour, and like many other Somali ports on the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, may had been frequented Qardho (Gardo Is Historic city in the central Puntland area of Somalia. Quljeed is a small town west of Borama City, Somalia -the capital of the Awdal region Ras Kamboni (Raaskambooni is a town in the Badhaadhe district of Lower Juba region Somalia, which lies on a Peninsula near the border Roox is a town located south-west of Buurtinle district in Somalia. Sarcade ( Sarcade) is a Somali settlement with approximately 25000 inhabitants Taleex or Taleh ( Taleex) is a small town and administrative center of the district of the same name located in northeast Somalia. Tile is a city located in the Shabeellaha Dhexe region of Somalia. Turdho is a town that is located in Middle Jubba region of Somalia. Wajid is a town and district in the Bakool region of Somalia. Warsheikh (alt spellings Uarsheikh Warshiikh Warsheekh or Warshek is a town in the Shabeellaha Dhexe region in Somalia. Wisil is a town in Mudug region of Somalia and lies west of the city of Hobyo on the road towards Gaalkacyo. Huddur is the capital city of Bakool, Somalia. It is located in the south-west of Somalia around. Zeila ( Saylac) is a port city on the Gulf of Aden coast and is located in the Awdal region of Somalia near the Djibouti border This is a list of articles on the cities of contemporary countries states and dependencies. The Middle East is a Subcontinent with no clear boundaries often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East. 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