Bargal

 ( Bari, Somalia ) 

Bargal (, ) is a city in the northeastern Bari region of Puntland, Somalia.

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Location Bargal is situated on the eastern border of Bari, it serves as the center of the Bargal District.

A coastal town, Bargal faces the Guardafui Channel in the Indian Ocean. It lies 26 nautical miles (30 miles) north of Gumbah, 11 nautical miles (13 miles) north of Ras Binnah, 30 nautical miles (35 miles) south of Tohen, and 35 nautical miles (40 miles) south of Cape Guardafui and the entrance to the Gulf of Aden.

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Overview The book Migiurtinia Ed Il Territorio Del Nugál says the following: "Bargaal is the habitual residence of Boqor Osman Mahmud. The village is mainly inhabited by Majeerteen 800 Adan Abdirahman and 150 Osman Mahmud. There are four forts, the Kings house, 120 other brick buildings and about 200 huts. Drinking water, slightly brackish, is available on site. The village is divided into two parts: old Bargal and Eirod;  the Sultan lives in the latter. 

^(Footnote) This monograph was written in early 1925, that is, before the military occupation of the Sultanate took place. Bargal no longer exists: it was bombed and razed to the ground on the 28 and 29 of October, 1925."

In June 2007, it was the location of the Battle of Bargal.

In 2012, the Puntland Highway Authority (PHA) announced a project to connect Bargal and other cities in Puntland to the main regional highway. The 750 km thoroughfare links major cities in the northern part of Somalia, such as Bosaso, Galkayo and Garowe, with towns in the south.

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History The Majeerteen Sultanate was established possible around 1600s by Somalis from the Majeerteen Darod clan.

James Fergusson (2013). 9780306821585, Da Capo Press. . ISBN 9780306821585

It reached prominence during the 19th century, under the reign of the resourceful Boqor (King) Osman Mahamuud.Helen Chapin Metz, ed., Somalia: a country study, (The Division: 1993), p.10.

In the mid-17th to early 20th centuries city was among the area ruled by Majeerteen Sultanate Migiurtinia. Later forming a part of Italian Somaliland.S. B. Miles, On the Neighbourhood of Bunder Marayah, Vol. 42, (Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the institute of British Geographers): 1872), p.61-63. Bargal was seasonal headquarters of the Majeerteen Sultanate.Bargal likewise had a number of and Fortification in various areas within its realm, including a fortress at Alula.

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Demographics Bargal District has a population of around 6,798 inhabitants.

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Education

Bargal has a number of academic institutions. According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there are three primary schools, one secondary school and institute in the Bargal District. These include Wadikhayr, Taageer, Qorraxad, Abdehan and Bargaal Primary.

Categories: Bari, Somalia, Populated Places In Bari, Somalia, Populated Coastal Places In Somalia, Cities In Somalia, Historic Districts In Somalia

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