East Africa
Somalia
Lower Shabeelle

Wanlaweyn

Wanlaweyn is a town in the northern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. Situated around 90 km northwest of the capital , it is the center of the .
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  • Type: Town with 22,000 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Bahle Dogli”, “Wangleweyn”, “Wanla Uen”, “Wanla Weyne”, and “Wanle Weyne”

Wanlaweyn

Latitude
2.61927° or 2° 37′ 9″ north
Longitude
44.89364° or 44° 53′ 37″ east
Population
22,000
Elevation
93 metres (305 feet)
Open location code
6HJ6JV9V+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 36305953
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
50672
Wiki­data ID
Q1444410
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Wanlaweyn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ونلوين”
  • Cebuano: “Wanlaweyn”
  • Chinese: “萬萊文”
  • Dutch: “Wanlaweyn”
  • French: “Wanlaweyn”
  • German: “Wanlaweyne”
  • Irish: “Wanlaweyn”
  • Italian: “Uanle Uen”
  • Japanese: “ワンラウェイン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Wanlaweyn”
  • Norwegian: “Wanlaweyn”
  • Polish: “Wanlaweyn”
  • Russian: “Уанлауэйн”
  • Somali: “Wanlaweyn”
  • Swahili: “Wanlaweyne”
  • Swedish: “Wanla Weyn”
  • Urdu: “وانلاوین”

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