Garoowe, also spelled Garowe, is the capital city of the Puntland state in northeastern Somalia and the administrative center of the Nugaal region. The city has grown as a seat of government institutions and services, in a territory with a semi-arid climate whose economy rests on trade, livestock, and agriculture.
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Area (sq km) Elevation (m) Sources
1. GeoNames: Garoowe
GeoNames geonameid 58933 (Garoowe), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source 2. Garoowe (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 8.4, longitude 48.483333
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 460 m
P2046 (area)
area 18.0 sq km
View the SourceWikidata: Garoowe
Wikidata Q822679, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Garoowe (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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