Geesaley

Geesaley

*Gesalay*
جآسالآي
Geesaley Gesalay جآسالآي
Town
	Geesaley Location in Somalia.
	Coordinates: 11°44′50″N 50°30′12″E / 11.74722°N 50.50333°ECoordinates: 11°44′50″N 50°30′12″E / 11.74722°N 50.50333°E
Country	Somalia Puntland;
Region	Bari
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Geesaley (Somali: Gesalay, Arabic: جآسالآي), also known as Gesulli, is a coastal town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Puntland region.

Location[]

Geesaley is located at

11°44′49.76″N 50°30′12.47″E / 11.7471556°N 50.5034639°E, facing the Gulf of Aden. It lies 4 nautical miles (4.6 miles) northeast of Murcanyo and 2.6 nautical miles (3 miles) southwest of Habo.

Geography[]

The town is situated on a low plain surrounded by the Jebel Murcanyo mountain range and an elongated bay that lies in the Gulf of Aden. ' meaning mountain in Arabic), the mountain range stretches across the Bari region to the Indian Ocean coastline at Bargal. It consists of cream-coloured limestone, as well as sandstone, shale and quartz.^[1]

Administration[]

On April 8, 2013, the Puntland government announced the creation of a new region coextensive with Geesaley and Cape Guardafui, named Gardafuul. Carved out of the Bari region, it consists of three districts and has its capital at Alula.

Education[]

According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there is 1 primary school in Geesaley.^[2]

References[]

^ S. B. Miles, On the Neighbourhood of Bunder Marayah, Vol. 42, (Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the institute of British Geographers): 1872), p.61-63.
^ "Puntland - Primary schools". Ministry of Education Puntland. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[Miles-1] S. B. Miles, On the Neighbourhood of Bunder Marayah, Vol. 42, (Blackwell Publishing on behalf of The Royal Geographical Society (with the institute of British Geographers): 1872), p.61-63.

[2] "Puntland - Primary schools". Ministry of Education Puntland. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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