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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.

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Latitude
8.4006 degrees north 1
Longitude
48.4831 degrees east 1
Sources
1. Af Urur (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 8.4006, longitude 48.4831
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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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