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'{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Borama |other_name = بوراما |native_name = <small>''Boorama''</small> <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = <!--For Town or Village (Leave blank for the default City)--> |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = Borama3.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = Borama |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = Somalia <!-- the name of a location map as per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Location_map --> |pushpin_mapsize =250 |pushpin_label_position =bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location of Borama in Somalia <!-- Location ------------------> |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_region = SO |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{flag|Somalia}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Administrative divisions of Somalia|Region]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Awdal]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of Somalia|District]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Borama District|Borama]] |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |subdivision_type4 = |subdivision_name4 = <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Abdirahman Shide Bile |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Imperial <!--Enter: Imperial, if Imperial (metric) is desired--> |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = <!--See table @ Template:Infobox Settlement for details on automatic unit conversion--> |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |population_metro = |population_density_metro_km2 = |population_density_metro_sq_mi = |population_urban = |population_density_urban_km2 = |population_density_urban_sq_mi = |population_blank1_title =Ethnicities |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title =Religions |population_blank2 = |population_density_blank1_km2 = |population_density_blank1_sq_mi = |latd=9 |latm=55 |lats=59 |latNS=N |longd=43 |longm=10 |longs=54 |longEW=E <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone =[[East Africa Time]] |utc_offset = +3 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |elevation_footnotes = <!--for references: use <ref> </ref> tags--> |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = <!-- enter ZIP code, Postcode, Post code, Postal code... --> |postal_code = |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Borama''' ({{lang-so|''Boorama''}}, {{lang-ar|بوراما}}), also known as '''Borame''', is a city in the northwestern [[Awdal]] region of [[Somalia]]. The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with [[Djibouti]] and [[Ethiopia]]. The city has a population of 39,100 residents,<ref name="tageo">[http://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm Tageo.com]</ref> and has been a leading example in community organizing, having been the first area in northwestern Somalia to adopt a self-help scheme.<ref>Borama Local Council, p.10.</ref> Control of Borama is disputed between [[Awdalland]], a proposed [[autonomous state]], and [[Somaliland]], a self-declared republic that is internationally [[Diplomatic recognition|recognized]] as an [[States and regions of Somalia|autonomous region]] of Somalia. ==Education== [[File:Amoud University.jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Amoud University]]]] Borama is the capital of the Awdal province. It is an important [[education]]al center and home to [[Amoud University]], the first post-[[Somali Civil War|civil war]] institution of higher learning in Somalia, and EELO American University. The town counts six secondary schools, four of them newly-built: Al Aqsa Secondary School, Ubaya - Ibnuka'ab Secondary School, Al Nuur Secondary School and New Amoud Secondary School. The other two secondary schools in the town are the famous Sh. Ali Jowhar Secondary and Hassan Ardale Secondary School. Borama is also home to the first school for the [[hearing impairment|hearing impaired]] in Somalia. Borama Deaf School trains and provides educational services for deaf children that extends to high school. Since the school is the first and only one of its kind, it has attracted a great number of deaf pupils from across the region and even beyond. ==Geography== Borama is a mountainous and hilly city. It has green [[meadow]]s and [[Field (agriculture)|fields]], and represents a key focal point for wildlife. The town's unusual fertility and greenery in largely arid Somalia has attracted many animals, such as [[gazelle]]s, [[bird]]s, and [[camel]]s. ==Accommodation== [[File:Rays Hotel in Borama.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Rays Hotel]] In addition, the city has four major hotels: Rays Hotel is situated in the western corner of town, next to the Sheera Boorama. Cape Town Hotel, Harawa Hotel and Nasimo Hotel, for their part, are located downtown. Other notable places of accommodation include Borama Hotel and Madina Hotel, which are both situated in the city's interior. somaliland somaliland ==Air service== Borama International Airport is the only airport in the Awdal region. It bears the name of Somalia's first Minister of Education, Aden Isaaq. Airlines: [[Djibouti Airlines]] and [[Daallo Airlines]]<br> Destinations: [[Hargeisa]], [[Bosaso]], [[Burao]], [[Galkacyo]], [[Mogadishu]], [[Djibouti]], [[Addis Ababa]], [[Dubai]], [[Jeddah]] ==Twinning== Borama is twinned with * [[Image:Flag of United Kingdom.svg|25px]] [[Henley-on-Thames]], United Kingdom, since 1981 ==Notes== {{reflist}} ==References== *{{cite book | last = | first = Borama Local Council. Economic and Project Management Committee | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = The statistical abstract of Borama municipality: Borama, regional capital of Awdal | publisher = Borama Local Council | date = 2003 | location = | pages = | url = http://books.google.ca/books?id=UYuyAAAAIAAJ | doi = | id = | isbn = }} [[Category:Populated places in Somalia]] [[Category:Awdal]] [[Category:Somaliland]] [[ar:بورمه]] [[ca:Borama]] [[de:Boorama]] [[es:Boorama]] [[ko:부라마]] [[it:Boorama]] [[nl:Borama]] [[pl:Boorama]] [[pt:Borama]] [[ro:Boorama]] [[so:Boorama]] [[tr:Boorama]] [[zh:博拉马 (索马里)]]'