El Buh
human settlement in Somalia
El Buh (Somali: Ceelbuh) is a town in the Northeastern state of Somalia.
El Buh is located in the Badhan District. The town was briefly a part of the Maakhir administration in the late 2000s which mainly covered Badhan District area's, until it was officially incorporated into the Somalia authority since 1960.
In May 2019, The Somalia Justice Minister visits El Buh. Residents welcome him.
In February 2020, Puntland's military procurement and medical teams has been deployed to the El Buh military base.
In January 2025, Suldan Said Suldan Abdisalan of Warsangali held a Warsangali clan meeting in El Buh.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q5350843. Authority coordinates are 10.217, 48.283. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1960, 2019, 2020 and 2025.
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