Awdheegle
Awdheegle
Awdhegele iyo Malable | |
|---|---|
town | |
Awdheegle Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 01°58′N 044°50′E / 1.967°N 44.833°E | |
| Country | Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shabelle |
| Government | |
| • Control | al-Shabaab |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 119,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Awdheegle (also Awdhegele) is a town in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.
Demographics
Awdheegle is agricultural town located west of Mogadishu on the Shebelle River. [1]
Awdheegle is predominantly inhabited by the Begedi and Garre clan sub-division of the wider (Digil) family. They are one of the major Somali clans residing in the Horn of Africa who are native to South West.
Somali Civil War
On 15 March 2025, as part of the Shabelle offensive, Al-Shabaab captured the town, killing 31 Somali Army soldiers.[1]
References
- ^ الإخبارية, وكالة شهادة (2025-03-15). "القيادة العسكرية لحركة الشباب المجاهدين تعلن السيطرة على مناطق جديدة وتؤكد مقتل وإصابة أكثر من 150 من الميليشيات الحكومية". وكالة شهادة الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-17.