Balad, Somalia

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Balad is a town in the Middle Shabelle region of Somalia. It located about 30 kilometers north of the capital city of Mogadishu in the direction of Jowhar. The town is dominated economically by the Warsangali (Abgal) and Da'ud clans.[A study on minorities in Somalia], United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, 1 August 2002

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