Iskushuban
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Iskushuban ({{langx|so|Iskushubaan}}, {{langx|it|Scusciuban}}) is a small town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia on the Horn of Africa. A historical settlement, it is situated in the autonomous Puntland state. It lies along the 50th meridian east.
Overview
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Iskushuban is the centre of the Iskushuban District. It lies 80 km east of Qardho and 150 km south of Bosaso, the commercial capital of the Puntland region.
In the Arie valley, midway between the town and Qardho, once lay a sizeable city that had considerable structures with thick walls.{{cite book|last=Hodd|first=Michael|title=East African Handbook|year=1994|publisher=Trade & Travel Publications|isbn=0844289833|page=640|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bL8tAQAAIAAJ}}
Iskushuban is renowned for its seasonal waterfalls, which are the second largest in the country after those at Lamadaya in the northern Sanaag region.
In the early modern period, Iskushuban was a part of the Majeerteen Sultanate (Migiurtinia), centered in Aluula.{{cite book|last=Hess|first=Robert L.|title=Italian colonialism in Somalia|year=1966|publisher=University of Chicago Press|page=127}} It was later incorporated into Italian Somaliland during the early 20th century.
Demographics
Iskushuban has a population of around 17,000 inhabitants.{{cite web|title=Somalia City & Town Population|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm|publisher=Tageo|access-date=4 October 2013}} The broader Iskushuban District has a total population of 45,027 residents.{{cite web|title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)|url=https://www.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf|publisher=UNDP|access-date=21 September 2013|archive-date=12 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612163211/https://www.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf|url-status=dead}}
Education
Iskushuban has a number of academic institutions. According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there are 8 primary schools in the Iskushuban District. Among these are Timirshe, Meeladeen, Gargoore and Iskushuban Primary.{{cite web|title=Puntland - Primary schools|url=http://www.moepuntland.com/primary/|publisher=Ministry of Education of Puntland|access-date=26 May 2013}}
Gallery
File:Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (07).jpg|A view of Iskushuban
File:Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (03).jpg|Entering main street
File:Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (01).jpg|Front view of the Italian fortress/citadel
File:Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (02).jpg|Italian stele in the citadel
Image:Iskushuban8.jpg|Iskushuban waterfalls
Somalia, Puntland, Bari, Iskushuban (16).jpg|Main street
Notes
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References
- [http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-4567892&fid=5771&c=somalia Iskushuban]
Category:Populated places in Bari, Somalia
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