Golweyn
Golweyn is a town in Lower Shabeelle, Somalia. Golweyn is situated nearby to the locality Muuto, as well as near Naanini.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buulo Mareer.
Buulo Mareer
Town
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. Buulo Mareer is situated 7 km southwest of Golweyn.
Golweyn
- Type: Town
- Also known as: “Gol-Weyn”, “Goluein”, “Goluin”, “Golwayn”, and “Golweyne”
- Category: locality
- Location: Lower Shabeelle, Somalia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
1.65827° or 1° 39′ 30″ northLongitude
44.5804° or 44° 34′ 49″ eastElevation
70 metres (230 feet)Open location code
6HH6MH5J+85OpenStreetMap ID
node 1404229229OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
58264
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In Other Languages
“Golweyn” goes by many names.
- Somali: “Golweyn”
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