Bali Dogle

Bali Dogle
Town

area around Bali Dogle
Bali Dogle

Location in Somalia.

Coordinates: SO 2°47′0″N 44°5′0″E / 2.78333°N 44.08333°E / 2.78333; 44.08333
Country  Somalia
Region Bay
Population (2006)estimated
  Total 28,900
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)


Bali-Dogle is a village in Somalia. The town is 115 kilometers northwest of Mogadishu in the district of Wanlaweyne.

Bali-Dogle has an airport and was the scene of heavy fighting on Christmas Day 2006, in the Battle of Baidoa between militia of the Somali Transitional Federal Government and the Islamic Courts Union.

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