Bandar Beyla
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Bayla is a town located in the northeastern Bari
region of Somalia
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that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
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Bayla District as a whole is primarily inhabited by the Cisman Mahmoud
and Mohamud Ali sub-clans of the Majerteen and Leelkase
branches of the Somali Darod clan.
Bari Region, Somalia
Bari is an administrative region in northeastern Somalia.-Overview:It is bordered by the Somalian regions of Sanaag and Sool to the west, Nugaal to the south, as well as the Gulf of Aden to the north and the Indian Ocean to the east....
region of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
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Overview
The town sustained heavy damage from the tsunamiTsunami
A tsunami is a series of water waves caused by the displacement of a large volume of a body of water, typically an ocean or a large lake...
that followed the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea megathrust earthquake that occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on Sunday, December 26, 2004, with an epicentre off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The quake itself is known by the scientific community as the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake...
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Bayla District as a whole is primarily inhabited by the Cisman Mahmoud
Cisman Mahmoud
Osman Mahamud , also known as Cisman Mahmoud or Ismaan Mahamuud, is a Somali sub-clan. It forms a part of the Majeerteen subdivision of the Harti confederation of Darod clans.-Overview:...
and Mohamud Ali sub-clans of the Majerteen and Leelkase
Leelkase
Leelkase or Lelkase is a subclan of the Somali Darod clan.-Distribution:The term "Leelkase" is a Somali nickname, which translates as "farsighted, mindful, smart, very intelligent"....
branches of the Somali Darod clan.