Bakool (, , ) is a region (gobol) in southwestern Somalia.

Overview

It is bordered by the Somali regions of Hiiraan, Bay and Gedo.

Bakool, like Gedo, Bay and most parts of the Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Juba) region, used to be a part of the old Upper Region, which was subdivided in the mid-1980s. The town of Hudur is the administrative capital of the region.

In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces assisted by an Ethiopian battalion with AMISOM re-captured the Bakool province's capital Hudur from the Al-Shabaab militant group. The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces to remove the insurgent group from the remaining areas in southern Somalia under its control.

Districts

The Bakool region consists of five districts:

  • El Barde District
  • Hudur District
  • Rabdhure District
  • Tiyeglow District
  • Wajid District
  • Ceelgaras

Major towns

  • El Barde
  • Aato
  • Hudur
  • washaaqo
  • dhuurey
  • Banaaney
  • Qurajome
  • Rab Dhuure
  • Tiyeglow
  • Wajid
  • Yeed
  • Yowkooyow
  • Buur Dhuhnle
  • Garasweyne
  • Moorigaabey

Notes

References

  • Administrative map of Bakool Region