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Af Urur

Eastern Africa

Af Urur is a town in the Puntland state of Somalia, located in the Golis Mountains at a site some distance from Bosaso whose precise coordinates are not well documented. The settlement sits at a strategically important location and became heavily contested during the Somali Civil War. One of the most prominent clans in the town is the Tiinle.

Facts
Latitude
8.4006 degrees north 1
Longitude
48.4831 degrees east 1
Climate Zone
Dry 2
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
Sources
1. Af Urur (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 8.4006, longitude 48.4831
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2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.25, 48.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 8.25, 48.25
8.25 48.25 BWh
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3. GeoNames: Garoowe - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 58933, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.17 km)
Quote, cities500 record 58933, nearest place to the city coordinates (0.17 km)
8.40207 48.48284 P PPLA SO 18 57300 465 Africa/Mogadishu
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Af Urur (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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