Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao (Burr-OH; Somali: Burco, IPA: [Burˈʕo], Arabic: برعو), is the capital of the Togdheer region and the second largest...
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Somaliland (section Burao Tax Revolt and RAF bombing)
independence following the Somali Civil War in 1991. At the Grand conference in Burao held in 1991 many names for the country were suggested, including Puntland...
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Burao District (Somali: Degmada Burco) is a district of the Togdheer region in central Somaliland. Its capital lies at Burao. The district is home to some...
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Habar Yoonis (section Burao Tax Revolt and RAF bombing)
of Burao in the town of Jameecada Caynaanshe near the Oodweyne district border. Enrico Baudi i Vesme who visited Burao in 1889 met the sons of Burao Chieftains...
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Isaaq genocide (redirect from Burao massacre)
cities in the Somali Republic, Hargeisa (which was 90 percent destroyed) and Burao (70 percent destroyed), respectively, and had caused up to 500,000 Somalis...
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of Burao UB is a university in Burao, Somaliland. It is an independent community-based higher education institution established in 2004 in Burao second...
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The 1988 Hargeisa-Burao offensive (Somali: Gudo-galkii Hargeysa iyo Burco) was a major offensive conducted during the Somaliland War of Independence in...
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Burao Airport (IATA: BUO, ICAO: HCMV) is an airport in Burao, Somaliland. It is situated less than one kilometre north-east from the New Bridge at the...
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The 1922 Burao Tax Revolt was a revolt waged by Habr Yunis tribesmen in the city of Burao in early 1922 against British Somaliland authorities. In early...
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the northeast, Sool to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Burao. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex from the west, Sahil to the north...
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