Luuq
Luuq is a city in Gedo, Southern Somalia. It is the capital of the Luuq District. The town sits in a bend of the Juba River, where the watercourse flows down from north to south in a horseshoe shape.- City with about 33,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (470 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code LGX
- Description: human settlement in Somalia
- Also known as“Lugh Ganana”“Lughferandi”“Luuk”“Luuq لوق”“Luuq-Ganaane”
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Latitude
3.8004° or 3° 48′ 2″ north
Longitude
42.5446° or 42° 32′ 41″ east
UN/LOCODE
SO LGX
Open location code
6HM4RG2V+5R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Zulu—“Luuq” goes by many names.
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