Bardera
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Bardera Baardheere |
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View over Bardera
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 Bardera
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| Coordinates: 2°20′N 42°17′E / 2.333°N 42.283°E | |
| Country |
 Somalia
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| Somalia | jubaland Gedo |
| Government | |
| • Bardera District Commissioner | Mohamedsharif Hirsi Dhudi |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2011) | 5,000 - 10,000 |
| Time zone | +3 |
Bardera City (Somali: Baardheere) is an important agricultural city in the Gedo region of Somalia. It is the second most populous town in the Juba Valley, with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region, and Garbahaarreey serving as Gedo's capital. The name Baardheere is a compound of two words: Baar meaning "palm tree", and dheere meaning "tall", a reference to the ubiquitous palm trees in the area. The city is also reputed as a hub of Islamic scholarship and agricultural production.
Bardera is situated 2-3 degrees latitude north of the equator and at a longitude of 42-43 degrees. It is characterized by warm weather and high humidity. The climate is ideally suited for year-round crop production.
In the 1930s, there were about 8,000 inhabitants in the city.
Large numbers of Bardera's residents make their living working in the many small and large farms on the span of the Jubb River in Bardera District. Agricultural products from Bardera farms are sold throughout the country. Sorghum, corn or maize, different types of onions, beans, sesame, tobacco, and fruits such as bananas, watermelon, oranges, papayas, and mangoes, from Bardera farms reach markets as far as Djibouti, about 3,000 km away to the north of Somalia.
There are two types of farming which exist in Bardera area: Irrigated farming and seasonal farming. Many medium- and small-scale farms near the river use water pumping machines. These motors irrigate the land with canals, and farmers plant crops. The majority of farmers use a low-tech farming method of farming during the two rainy seasons of gu' and deyr. Small operation farms are found throughout Gedo region, far away from the river banks where families plant sorghum, maize, and beans on any land that is suitable for farming. These farming plots are located on sandy soft earth often with muddy combinations. The locals call this type of earth adable.
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