Boorama
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Borama Boorama بوراما |
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| City | |
| Nickname(s): The Center of Education | |
 Borama
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| Coordinates: 9°55′59″N 43°10′54″E / 9.93306°N 43.18167°ECoordinates: 9°55′59″N 43°10′54″E / 9.93306°N 43.18167°E | |
| Country |
 Somaliland
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| Region | Awdal |
| District | Borama |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mohamed Hassan Maidane |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58 km2 (22 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Estimate (2005) | 315,616 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
| Climate | BSh |
Borama (Somali: Boorama, Arabic: بوراما), also known as Boorama, is the capital and the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia.
During the Middle Ages, Borama was ruled by the Adal Sultanate. It later formed a part of the British Somaliland protectorate in the first half of the 20th century.
According to the UNDP in 2005 the city had a population of around 215,616, making it one of the largest cities inside the borders of Somalia It has been a leading example in community organizing, having been the first area in northwestern Somalia to adopt a self-help scheme in the wake of the civil war.
As with several nearby towns such as Amud, numerous archaeological finds have been discovered in the Borama area that point to an eventful past. The latter include ancient remains of tombs, houses and mosques, in addition to sherds of Oriental wares, particularly Chinese porcelain. The artefacts and structures date from various historical periods, ranging from the 12th through to the 18th centuries. Most, however, are from the 15th and 16th centuries, a time of great commercial activity in the region that is associated with the medieval Adal Sultanate.
Excavations in the late 1800s and early 1900s at over fourteen sites in the vicinity of Borama unearthed, among other things, coins identified as having been derived from Kait Bey, the eighteenth Burji Mamluk Sultan of Egypt. Most of these finds were sent to the British Museum for preservation shortly after their discovery.
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