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Jalalaqsi (Jalalassi) is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia. It is situated on the Shebelle River, between Buuloburde and Jowhar.
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Map of Jalalaqsi, Somalia
Demographics
Jalalaqsi has a population of around 11,800 inhabitants. The broader Jalalaqsi District has a total population of 46,724 residents.
Jalalaqsi is predominantly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Badi-adde the sub-clan of the Hawiye and well-represented.
History
In the mid-eighties there were four refugee camps with a population of around 85,000 Somalis in Jalalaqsi. At that time it was the third largest human concentration in Somalia after Mogadishu and Hargeisa.
Notable residents
References
Jalalaqsi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA