Awdheegle
Awdheegle
Awdheegle | |
|---|---|
District | |
  Awdheegle Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 01°58′N 044°50′E / 1.967°N 44.833°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shabelle |
| Government | |
| • Control |  al-Shabaab |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 119,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Awdheegle (also Awdhegle) is a district in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.
Demographics
Awdheegle is an agricultural district located west of Mogadishu on the Shebelle River.
Awdheegle is predominantly inhabited by the Begedi clan sub-division of the wider (Digil) family, who are native to South West.
Somali Civil War
On 15 March 2025, as part of the Shabelle offensive, Al-Shabaab captured the town, killing 31 Somali Army soldiers.[1]
References
- ↑ الإخبارية, وكالة شهادة (2025-03-15). "القيادة العسكرية لحركة الشباب المجاهدين تعلن السيطرة على مناطق جديدة وتؤكد مقتل وإصابة أكثر من 150 من الميليشيات الحكومية". وكالة شهادة الإخبارية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-03-17.