بورعو
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The Burao countryside enroute to Berbera
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| الإحداثيات: | |
| Country |
 الصومال
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| Region | Togdheer |
| التعداد | |
| • Languages | Somali٬ Arabic٬ and الإنگليزية |
| • Religions | Sunni Islam |
| منطقة التوقيت | East Africa Time (التوقيت العالمي المنسق+3) |
بورعو (بالصومالية: Burco؛ بالإنگليزية: Burao) هي المدينة عاصمة محافظة تقضير في منطقة أرض الصومال الشمالية الغربية من الصومال. ومن حيث التعداد، فإنها ثاني أكبر مدينة في أرض الصومال بعد هرجيسا.
التاريخ
Burco was the site of the unilateral and internationally unrecognized declaration of an independent Somaliland in May 18,1991. Also like the other cities in the northern part of the country, Burao has been rebuilt with limited outside aid. The city has boomed economically with the money coming in and people from rural areas moving to the city.
السكان
Burao's population has greatly increased over the years. Today, the city has a population of about 153 988 inhabitants. Although information on the number of people voting in the city in 2006 parliamentary elections is available, no census was conducted for more than 20 years.
Most of the inhabitants are members of either the Habar Jeclo or Habar Yoonis, two Isaaq clans of the Somali people.
The city also enjoys full-time electricity and a reliable water supply from groundwater. In addition, Burao's central location has contributed to its economic revival. Goods travelling to the south, central and eastern parts of Somalia all depart from the city's outskirts. Rural merchants also sell their produce on a daily basis, which attracts business.
الجغرافيا
Weather in Burao, much like other inland towns in northern Somalia, is warm and dry year round. The average daytime temperatures during the summer months of June-August can rise to 35°C (95°F), with low of 25°C (77°F) at night. The weather is cooler the rest of the year and is 27°C (80°F) during the day and 14°C (57°F) at night time. The city's limited rainfall usually comes in December and May.
The Togdheer River runs through the town. The river is often dry but subject to flooding, when it divides the city in half and can be crossed by a newly built bridge at the city centre.
الوحيش
Due to the fertility and greenery of the Hargeisa region, wild animals (e.g. zebras) come to the area; to either breed or graze on the grassland savannah. There are many animals which can be found in Hargeisa. The prominent animals found are the Kudu, wild boar, Somali Wild Ass, warthogs, antelopes, the Somali sheep, wild goats, camels and many different types of birds. Due south of burao is a grassland savannah which attracts many types of wildlife to the area including lions and leopards.
المواصلات
Burao has a working bus system and there is the Burao airport nearby which has flights with Daallo Airlines to هرجيسا، أديس أبابا، صنعاء ومدن أخرى في الصومال. An all weather road connects Burco إلى ميناء بربرة via the escarpment town of Shiikh,_Somalia.
طالع أيضاً
- Dul Madoba
الهامش
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^ "Somaliland History" (HTML). World66. Internet Brands. Retrieved 2007-07-17.
In 1991, after the collapse of the government in Somalia, the territory asserted its independence as the Republic of Somaliland, at a meeting of clan elders in the town of Burao.
- ^ Somalia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population
- ^ Report on Mission to Haud Area, Region 5, UNDP Emergencies Unit for Ethiopia report, dated 15 November 1994 (accessed 20 December 2008)
