Bo'ame

Bo'ame
Bo'ame ; Boocame
	Town
	Bo'ame Location in Somalia.
	Coordinates: 8°23′51.58″N 47°56′15.38″E
Country	Somaliland
Region	Sool
District	Las Anod District
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Bo'ame (Somali: Boocame) is an ancient town in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland.[1] It is 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.[2]

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.

Education

According to the Puntland Ministry of Education there are 6 primary and intermediate school[3] and one secondary school.[4] 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.

References

"SSC TRADITIONAL LEADERS COUNCIL (Sool, Sanaag and Cayn Regions of Northern Somalia Tribal chiefs)" (PDF) (Press release). Declaration of Dulbahante Traditional clan chiefs. November 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
"SOOL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2016)" (PDF). slministryofplanning.org. Somaliland Ministry of Planning. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
"Primary schools in Puntland". MoePuntland. Puntland Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
"Puntland Secondary Schools". MoePuntland. Puntland Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

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[1] "SSC TRADITIONAL LEADERS COUNCIL (Sool, Sanaag and Cayn Regions of Northern Somalia Tribal chiefs)" (PDF) (Press release). Declaration of Dulbahante Traditional clan chiefs. November 28, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-28.

[2] "SOOL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2016)" (PDF). slministryofplanning.org. Somaliland Ministry of Planning. Retrieved 15 November 2017.

[3] "Primary schools in Puntland". MoePuntland. Puntland Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 November 2017.

[4] "Puntland Secondary Schools". MoePuntland. Puntland Ministry of Education. Retrieved 16 November 2017.