District Adale Local time Thursday 7:08 AM | Region Middle Shebelle Time zone EAT (UTC+3) | |
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Weather 25°C, Wind NE at 16 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Adale (Somali: Cadale; Italian: Adalei or Itala), also known as Cadaley, is a coastal town in the southern Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) region of Somalia.
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Map of Adale, Somalia
History
During the pre-independence period in Italian Somaliland, the city was chosen by Vincenzo Filonardi as the headquarters of his newly created "Somalia italiana"
On 3 October 2014 the town was liberated from the jihadist terrorist group Al-Shabaab by the Somalia National Army and AMISOM forces. Al-Shabaab had occupied the town for several years. According to AMISOM-sources Al-Shabaab did not mount any resistance because they had lost support from the public in Adale.
Demographics
Adale has a population of around 11,600 inhabitants. The broader Adale District has a total population of 46,720 residents.