El Buur
El Buur (Arabic: البور; Somali: Ceelbuur) is a town located in the state of Galmudug in central Somalia. It was formerly the capital of the Galgaduud region.
el buur
ceel buur مطالبة | |
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City | |
Central el buur | |
| Nickname: C | |
  el buur Location in Galmudug. | |
| Coordinates: 6°08′25″N 46°37′32″E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| State |  Galmudug |
| Region | Galguduud |
| Population (2022) | |
| • Total | 9,023 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
El buur (Somali: Cadaado) is a city in the Galguduud region of Galmudug state in central Somalia.
Residents
El Buur has been inhabited since at least the 13th century. During the Ajuran Sultanate it served as a local commercial hub.
The area is particularly noted as a center for quarrying. Here, meerschaum (sepiolite), used to make the Somali people's trademark dabqaad incense burner, is mined.[1][2][3] El Buur is also the site of the local pipe-making industry.[1]
This city is inhabited by the Murusade clan.
External links
Media related to El Buur at Wikimedia Commons
References
- Abdullahi, pp.98-99
- Abdulkadir Gure, Somalia WASH Cluster, Properties and Applications of Sepiolite Clay Mineral from El-Bur, Gal-Mudug Regional State, and its potential role for Somalia's long-term Economic Development, April 2017https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316188584_Properties_and_Applications_of_Sepiolite_Clay_Mineral_from_El-Bur_Gal-Mudug_Regional_State_and_its_potential_role_for_Somalia's_long-term_Economic_Development
- Alietti, A., Brigatti, M.F., Poppi, L. (1985) Sepiolite deposits of the El-Bur, Galgudund Area, Central Somalia https://arcadia.sba.uniroma3.it/handle/2307/5458
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