Jalalaqsi (Jalalassi) World Gazetteer is a town in the south-central Hiran province of Somalia.
Demographics Jalalaqsi has a population of around 60,800 inhabitants. The Xawaadle clan is the most populous in the region.
History In the mid-1988s there were four refugee camps with a population of around 85,000 Somalis in Jalalaqsi. At that time it was the third largest settlement in Somalia after Mogadishu and Hargeisa.De Montclos & Kagwanja, Journal of Refugee Studies Vol. 13, No. 2 2000: Refugee Camps or Cities? The Socio-economic Dynamics of the Dadaab and Kakuma Camps in Northern Kenya
Climate
Notable residents Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, President of Somalia Farah Sh. Abdulkadir Mohamed, Minister for Education, Somalia
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References Jalalaqsi
External links "Jalalaqsi Map — Satellite Images of Jalalaqsi" Maplandia World Gazetteer