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Buur Gaabo
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Burgabo () is a port town in Lower Jubba province in southern Somalia near the border with Kenya. Other names and variants of the town include Berikau, Bircao, Birikao, Birikau, Las Bur Gabo, Bur Gao, Bur Gavo, Hohenzollernhafen, Port Dunford, Port Durnford and Wubushi.
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Place details
- Locality
- Buur Gaabo
- Region
- Jubbada Hoose جوبا السفلى
- Country
- Soomaaliya الصومال
- Population
- 3,096
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Greco-Roman
- Early trading
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Climate
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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<!-- for references: use Birikao, Birikau, Las Bur Gabo, Bur Gao, Bur Gavo, Hohenzollernhafen, Port Dunford, Port Durnford and Wubushi.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Buur Gaabo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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