Nugal, Somalia
Nugal is an administrative region in northeastern Somalia.Overview
It is bordered by the Somali provinces of Sool to the west, Bari to the north, and Mudug to the south and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The Somali Sea flanks the province to the east.
Nugal is centered on Garowe, the capital of the autonomous Puntland macro-region.
A major geographic feature of the region is the Nugaal Valley, a large shallow drainage basin fed by the Nugal and Dheer seasonal rivers during the April–June rainy season.Districts
The Nugal region consists of five districts:
- Burtinle District
- Eyl District
- Garowe District
- Dangorayo District
- Xarxar district
Major towns
- Burtinle
- Dangorayo
- Eyl
- Garowe
- Godobjiraan
