Bandar Siyada

Qaw
Bandar Siyada
Populated place
Town plan for Qaw (Bandar Siyada)
Qaw
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 11°14′34″N 48°58′33″E / 11.24278°N 48.97583°E / 11.24278; 48.97583
Country Somalia
RegionBari
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Qaw (Somali: Qaw), also known as Bandar Siyada, is a populated place in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia.

Qaw is situated in the Bosaso District of the autonomous Puntland region. The town was founded by the subclan of the Majeerteen. Wabeeneeye It hosts the main base of the Puntland Maritime Police Force.

For a while after the Somali civil war, it became a hub for smuggling, but since the establishment of the Puntland base in 2010, it has been relatively stable.

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