Bandar Siyada

Bandar Siyada (Somali: Bender Siyaada), also known as Qaw, is a populated place in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia.[1]

Bandar Siyada
Qaw
Populated place
Town plan for Bandar Siyada (Qaw)
Bandar Siyada
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 11°14′34″N 48°58′33″E
Country Somalia
RegionBari
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Overview

The book "La Migiurtinia Ed Il Territorio Del Nugál" says the following about Qaw in early 1925: "The population is made up of Wabeeneeye and a few Warsangeli, being of reer Dubeis. The Wabeeneeye are divided into 5 reer: Reer Idris Arrale, Arrale Egal, Ali Suber, Idris Ali, Dub. Head of the Wabeeneeye is Abdalla Abduraman, known as Abdalla Jungasi but, for the King, the actual head of the country is Ali Gure belonging to the royal family. The population of Bender Ziada amounts to approximately 400 people. There are three forts in the village, two of which belong to the reer Idris Ali and one to the reer Dub, five houses and two masonry mosques, and about 200 huts. Drinking water comes from a single well located about 200 meters from the town."[2]

Bandar Siyada is situated in the Bosaso District of the autonomous Puntland region. The town was founded by the Wabeeneeye subclan of the Majeerteen. It hosts the main base of the Puntland Maritime Police Force.[3]

In September 2013, Puntland Minister of Fisheries Mohamed Farah Adan announced that the Puntland government plans to open two new maritime training schools in Qaw and Eyl, another northeastern coastal town. The institutes are intended to buttress the regional fisheries industry and enhance the skill set of the Ministry's personnel and local fishermen.[4]

References
  1. "Bender Siyaada, Somalia". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. "La Migiurtinia ed il Territorio del Nugál, P. 12 & 13". 1925.
  3. "Somalia: President Gaas Tours Puntland Marine Force Base". Garowe Online. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. "Somalia: Puntland to open maritime training schools". Garowe Online. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.


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