Gedo Travel Guide

Gedo (Somali: Gedo) is an administrative region (gobolka) formerly part of the historic Upper Juba Region, Somalia. Its capital is Garbahaarreey. Gedo is a region created in 1980's and is bordered by Ethiopia, Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay, Jubbada Dhexe, and Jubbada Hoose further down east. The Southern parts of Gedo, west of river Juba, used to be part of the old British Transjuba region. Gedo region's population exploded in the last twenty years reaching almost one million early 1990s after the civil war erupted in Mogadishu.
Most of the newcomers to the region, suddenly left and resettled different parts of world. This new migration movement made Buuloxaawo the second largest district in Gedo. Lugh used to be the second largest city and district, Bardera being the first. At one time Buuloxaawo District became the largest city and district in the region.
During 1990s In Northern Gedo
The population in Buuloxaawo swelled 200 000. This was in early 1990s when the SNF military wing ruled Gedo region. The group ran into conflict with then well financed Al-Itahad Al-Islamia led by Dahir Aweys. The Islamic function's rule in Lugh District spilled over to Ethiopia and it soon began to threaten Ethiopia. By late 1998, the Ethiopian army rooted out Al-Itahad from Gedo region. SNF function led by Omar Haji, an army general and former minister, gave up control of Gedo region to no one, and hence a power vacuum developed. The Ethiopian army re-occupied Gedo northern districts of Lugh, Dolow and Beled Hawo. (...) more....

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