Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao (Burr-OH; Somali: Burco, IPA: [Burˈʕo], Arabic: برعو), is the capital of the Togdheer region and the second largest...

independence following the Somali Civil War in 1991. At the Grand conference in Burao held in 1991 many names for the country were suggested, including Puntland...

of Burao in the town of Jameecada Caynaanshe near the Oodweyne district border. Enrico Baudi i Vesme who visited Burao in 1889 met the sons of Burao Chieftains...

The 1988 Hargeisa-Burao offensive (Somali: Gudo-galkii Hargeysa iyo Burco) was a major offensive conducted during the Somaliland War of Independence in...

Burao District (Somali: Degmada Burco) is a district of the Togdheer region in central Somaliland. Its capital lies at Burao. The district is home to some...

cities in the Somali Republic, Hargeisa (which was 90 percent destroyed) and Burao (70 percent destroyed), respectively, and had caused up to 500,000 Somalis...

the northeast, Sool to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Burao. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex from the west, Sahil to the north...

The 1922 Burao Tax Revolt was a revolt waged by Habr Yunis tribesmen in the city of Burao in early 1922 against British Somaliland authorities. In early...

of Burao in the town of Jameecada Caynaanshe near the Oodweyne district border. Enrico Baudi i Vesme who visited Burao in 1889 met the sons of Burao Chieftains...

Burao Airport (IATA: BUO, ICAO: HCMV) is an airport in Burao, Somaliland. It is situated less than one kilometre north-east from the New Bridge at the...

The Mayor of Burao City is head of the executive branch of Burao City, the largest city in Togdheer Region of Somaliland. The current mayor is Mohamed...

of Burao UB is a university in Burao, Somaliland. It is an independent community-based higher education institution established in 2004 in Burao second...

Rebellion was an uprising by tribesmen of the Habr Je'lo clan in the cities of Burao and Erigavo in the former British Somaliland protectorate against British...

form the new country. In 1964, a new Northeastern (Burao) Province was established by merging Burao, Erigavo, and Las Anod and a Northwestern (Hargeisa)...

Burao Sheikh Ibrahim School, Burao Ilays School, Burao Iftin Primary School, Burao Togdheer Secondary School, Burao Dayaxa Secondary School, Burao Albayaan...

Qabad is a village in Burao District, in the Togdheer Region of Somaliland. It is located 50km southeast of the provincial capital Burao, and is also located...

took over Burao. In this pre-emptive strike, approximately 3000-5000 men from the SNM routed the Somalian army from both cities. In Burao, the SNM led...

major offensive in late May 1988, overrunning the cities of Hargeisa and Burao, then the second and third largest cities of Somalia. During the ongoing...

h. alter) - Witherby, 1905: Found in northern and north-eastern Somalia Burao lesser hoopoe-lark (A. h. tertius) - Clarke, S, 1919: Found in north-western...

Dahabshiil, an international funds transfer company. Duale was born in Burao, Somaliland in 1977. He belongs to the Habr Je'lo clan, part of the wider...

football stadium in Burao, Somaliland. It has been the home stadium of the Togdheer Regional Team since 2011. It is the largest stadium in Burao and the third...

to the vicinity of Burao, where he distributed arms to half of his followers. On the evening of July the 3rd the group entered Burao and opened fire on...

ruled the Sultanate from his chosen capital of Burao. Frank Linsley James visited Sultan Awad at Burao in 1884 and witnessed the dissenting situation...

يروه) is a town in the Burao District, located in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. The town is located 20 km east of Burao, the provincial capital...

(Somali: Kiridh) is a town in the Burao District, in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. The town is 92 km southeast of Burao, the regional capital. It located...

1997: Galcaio (STG Galcom) 1998: Mogadishu - (STG NationLink) 1999: Burao - (STG Burao) 2000: Garowe - (STG Puntel) Somali Telecom Group has continued to...

is the largest money-transfer business in Africa. It's headquartered in Burao, Somalia. Formed in 2004, the firm operates from over 24,000 outlets and...

cultivated at the Markaz (Centre) located in the village of Beer east of Burao and studied there in succession to his father. This Markaz was first established...

a rebellion waged by tribesmen of the Habr Je'lo clan in the cities of Burao and Erigavo in the former British Somaliland colony and protectorate against...

million annually (100 times more than the official figure), with the towns of Burao and Yirowe in Somaliland being home to the largest livestock markets in...