Bo'ame

Bo'ame (Somali: Boocame) is an ancient town in the eastern Sool region of Somalia[1]. It is the capital of Bo'ame district which includes the small towns of Karin-gorfood, Fardhidin, Dan-Gudban, Caleeli, Buura-wadal and Garaca Dacare and Biriqodayaga.[2]

Bo'ame

Boocame
Town
Bo'ame
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 8°23′51.58″N 47°56′15.38″E
Country Somalia
RegionSool
DistrictLas Anod District
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Bo'ame is a commercial centre for the largely agricultural district. Bo'ame has a business relationship to many cities such as Garowe, the administrative capital of Puntland, Galkacyo, Bosasso and Las Anod, the capital of Sool.

History

Bo'ame is one of the oldest cities in Somalia. The town has historical significance for the inhabitants of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) regions of Somalia for having been the site of the Bo'ame Declaration in November 2007 by the traditional chiefs, intellectuals and civil representatives of the local Dulbahante clan. The declaration dissociated the clan with Somalia.[3][4][5]

Education

According to the Puntland Ministry of Education there are 6 primary and intermediate school[6] and one secondary school[7]. There are also several Islamic Institutes. A technical school was established in 1980, but closed shortly after the Somali central government collapsed in 1991.

Telecommunication and water supply

Apart from the capital Las Anod, Bo'ame is the only district in the Sool region that has maintained telephone lines to every house since the start of the civil war. There are also mobile services and internet access.

References
  1. "SSC TRADITIONAL LEADERS COUNCIL (Sool, Sanaag and Cayn Regions of Northern Somalia Tribal chiefs)" (PDF) (Press release). Declaration of Dulbahante Traditional clan chiefs. November 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  2. "SOOL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2016)" (PDF). slministryofplanning.org. Somaliland Ministry of Planning. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. "The Declaration of Clan Elders from Sool, Sanaag and Cayn Regions (North Somalia)" (Press release). Declaration of Dulbahante Traditional clan chiefs. November 23, 2007. Archived from the original on November 28, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  4. "SSC TRADITIONAL LEADERS COUNCIL (Sool, Sanaag and Cayn Regions of Northern Somalia Tribal chiefs)" (PDF) (Press release). Declaration of Dulbahante Traditional clan chiefs. November 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  5. "Declaration of the Consultative Conference of the Dhulbahante in the Diaspora -- Guiding Principles" (Press release). Declaration of the Consultative Conference of the Dhulbahante in the Diaspora. April 24, 2011. Archived from the original on May 3, 2012. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  6. "Primary schools in Puntland". MoePuntland. Puntland Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  7. "Puntland Secondary Schools". MoePuntland. Puntland Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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