Geesaley
Geesaley
Gesalay جآسالآي | |
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| Country |  Somalia
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| Region | Bari |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Geesaley (Somali: Gesalay, Arabic: جآسالآي), also known as Gesulli, is a coastal town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Puntland region. Home to the largest date farm in the Horn of Africa.
Location
[edit | edit source]Geesaley is located at Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found., facing the Gulf of Aden. It lies 4 nautical miles (4.6 miles) northeast of Murcanyo and 2.6 nautical miles (3 miles) southwest of Habo.
Geography
[edit | edit source]The town is situated on a low plain towering with thousands of date palms surrounded by the Jebel Murcanyo mountain range and an elongated bay that lies in the Gulf of Aden. ' meaning mountain in Arabic), the mountain range stretches across the Bari region to the Indian Ocean coastline at Bargal. It consists of cream-coloured limestone, as well as sandstone, shale and quartz.[1]
Administration
[edit | edit source]On April 8, 2013, the Puntland government announced the creation of a new region coextensive with Geesaley and Cape Guardafui, named Gardafuul. Carved out of the Bari region, it consists of three districts and has its capital at Alula.
Education
[edit | edit source]According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there is 1 primary school in Geesaley.[2]
