Buulo Mareer
Bulo Marer is a town in the southwestern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. It was a base of Al-Shabaab, and was the site of an ill-fated 2013 military operation during which French commandos attempted to free a French hostage that was being held by the insurgent group.- Town
- …lies at an elevation of around 70 metres (220 feet)
- Description: human settlement in Somalia
- Also known as“Bulo Marer”“Bulo Mererta”“Būlo Merērtoi”“Buulo Mareerto”“Buulo Mareertoi”“Buulo Marrer Sl”“Mareer”
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Latitude
1.63075° or 1° 37′ 51″ north
Longitude
44.52198° or 44° 31′ 19″ east
Open location code
6HH6JGJC+8Q
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Turkish—“Buulo Mareer” goes by many names.
بولو مريرArabic
Bulo MarerDutch
Buulo MareerEstonian
Bulo Marer, Buulo MareerItalian
BulomarerItalian
ブラ・マレルJapanese
Bulo MarerSerbo-Croatian
Buulo MareerSomali
Bulo MarerTurkish
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