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Town in Sool, Somaliland/ Puntland
Gaulo
Town
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Coordinates: 8°55′42″N 48°17′54″E / 8.92833°N 48.29833°E / 8.92833; 48.29833
Country Somaliland/ Puntland
RegionSool
Population
 • Total1,080
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Gaulo (Somali: Qawlo) is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland/Puntland(Somalia).

History

From 1909 until 1910, Gaulo was the capital of the Darawiish. In 1920, the British Army used Gaulo as a forward base for the Taleh offensive against the Darawiish.

A book published in England in 1951 lists the coordinates 8°54′N 48°17′E / 8.900°N 48.283°E / 8.900; 48.283 as QAULO.

In 2009, World Food Programme (WFP) implemented a program to protect internally displaced persons throughout Puntland, as part of which approximately 50 metric tons of various food items were distributed to 2,052 people in Gaulo.

In November 2013, fighting broke out in Taleh and 90 percent of the residents were evacuated to nearby neighborhoods; Gaulo became one of the evacuation centers along with Halin and others.

In May 2017, Gaulo was hit by drought, but heavy spring rains brought it out of a severe situation.

References

  1. WFP Somalia (April 2007). "Puntland Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. ^ "Somalia: Weekly Humanitarian Bulletin No. 35, 04 - 11 Sep 2009". OCHA. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  3. "Gaulo: Somalia". Geographical Names. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  4. Irons, Roy. Churchill and the Mad Mullah of Somaliland: Betrayal and Redemption 1899-1921. Now the British had miraculously and ingloriously retreated, he changed his plans, and moved towards Gaolo (ending up by November 1910 at Goriasan) planning to replenish his stock in the time honoured way, at the expense of the Friendlies.
  5. "Boqol-Guuradii Jabkii Daraawiishta (1921---2021)" [The Centenary of the Dervish War (1921---2021)]. Hadhwanaagmedia.com. 2020-12-31. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  6. John Anthony Hunt (1951). "A general survey of the Somaliland protectorate 1944-1950". Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  7. "XAALAD ADAG OO HAYSATA DADKII KA BARAKACAY TALEEX IYO BANNAAN-BAX LAGU CAMBAAREEYAY PUNTLAND OO KA DHACAY BUUHOODLE" [DIFFICULT SITUATION FOR DISPLACED PEOPLE FROM TALEX AND PUNTLAND IMPLIED IN BUHOODLE]. Wajaale News. 2013-11-30. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
  8. "Roobab ka da'ay deegaanno ka tirsan gobolka Sool" [It rained in areas of Sool region]. Hiiraan Online. 2017-05-13. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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