Area code 252 | Region Sool Time zone EAT (UTC+3) | |
Bo'ame (Somali: Boocame) is an ancient town in the northern Sool region of Somalia, the capital of Bo'ame district which includes the small towns of Karin-gorfood, Fardhidin, Dan-Gudban, Caleeli, Buura-wadal and Garaca Dacare and Biriqodayaga .
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Map of Boame, Somalia
Bo'ame is a commercial centre for the largely agricultural district. Bo'ame has a business relationship to many cities such as Garowe, the administrative capital of Puntland, Galkacyo, Bosasso and Las Anod the capital of Sool.
History
Bo'ame is one of the oldest cities in Somalia. The town has historical significance for the inhabitants of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) regions of Somalia for having been the site of the Bo'ame Declaration in November 2007 by the traditional chiefs, intellectuals and civil representatives of the local Dulbahante clan. The declaration dissociated the clan from Somaliland which, along with Puntland, is one of the two self-declared autonomous regions that claim Sool.
Education
There are at least two primary and intermediate school, and one secondary school. There are also several Islamic Institutes. A technical school was established in 1980, but closed shortly after the Somali central government collapsed in 1991.
Telecommunication and water supply
Apart from the capital Las Anod, Bo'ame is the only district in the Sool region that has maintained telephone lines to every house since the start of the civil war. There are also mobile services and internet access.