Balade (Somalia)
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Balade (Somali: Toga Baalade, Arabic: بلدى), also called Balada or Uadi Balade is a wadi (Tog or الوادي) that has carved a long valley through the mountains of the Bari Region in Northern Somalia. Its sources start in the Cal Miskaad mountains and the wadi ends up into the Gulf of Aden near the western outskirts of Bosaso town, capital of the Bari Region.[1] The lower part of the valley supports a variety grazing methods and seasonal vegetable firms.
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Balade | |
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Long-axis direction | Roughly East - West |
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Native name | بلدى (Arabic) |
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Coordinates | The mouth of the wadi is here: 11°17′3.88″N 49°9′40.46″E |
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A number of poems refer to the valley, these poems reflect valley significances in particularly its bulk and perennial supply of water. One the poems reads "Baalade Biyaa laga Helloo lagu barwaaqoowye". That meant "Baalade owns ever flowing water streams".[citation needed]