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as seen from the NASA Space Shuttle , in May of 1993. The Nugaaleed Valley is the lighter colour section to the western side of the photograph.]] Nugaal ('') of Somalia . It is in the northeast of the country and its capital is Garoowe . Nugaal is bordered by Ethiopia and the Somalian region of Sool to the west, Bari to the north, and Mudug to the south, with the Indian Ocean to the east. The region is central to the area claimed by the government of Puntland , which is seeking recognition as a federal government within a united Somalia. A major geographic feature of the Nugaal region is the Nugaaleed Valley, a large shallow Drainage Basin , fed by the Nugaaleed and Dheere seasonal rivers during the April-June rainy season. The main Somali clan family living in this region belongs to but some publications cite a much highier figure. In December 2004, Nugaal was within the region affected by the Tsunami following the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake . (See Effect Of The 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake On Somalia ) Nugaal consists of 4 districts: EXTERNAL LINKS |
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