Bosaaso

Bosaso Boosaaso بوصاصو
City
Clockwise from Top left: Al-rowda Mosque, Bosaso Financial center, Bosaso Government Building, Gaceyte hotel, and view of downtown Bosaso.
Bosaso Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 11°17′05″N 049°10′57″E / 11.28472°N 49.18250°E / 11.28472; 49.18250Coordinates: 11°17′05″N 049°10′57″E / 11.28472°N 49.18250°E / 11.28472; 49.18250
Country	Somalia
Regional State	Puntland
Region	Bari
District	Bosaso
Founded	14th century
Government
• Type	Metropolitan Administration
• Mayor	Yasin Mire Mohamud
Area
• Total	30 km2 (10 sq mi)
Elevation	15 m (49 ft)
Population (2005)
• Total	164,906
• Density	5,500/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Climate	BWh
Website	bosasomunicipality.com

Bosaso (Somali: Boosaaso, Arabic: بوصاصو‎‎', formerly known as Bandar Qasim) is a city in Somalia, and the most populous city in the state of Puntland. Bosaso, according to an estimate made in 2005, had a population of around 164,906 residents, and it is the seat of Bosaso District in the Bari Administrative Region. First settled in the 14th century, it is among the oldest cities in Somalia. It currently serves as the nation's main seaport.

The city has a diverse economy based on education, government, banking, tourism, aviation, food, clothes, logistics, steel, energy, health care, hospitality, retail, and technology. The area's many colleges and universities make Bosaso a regional center of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering, and business. The city is considered to be the country's leader in entrepreneurship.

Ancient Greek merchants sailed to Bosaso, providing notes about the strategic and geographical location of the current Bosaso area, which was known as Mosylon in ancient times.

Bosaso was previously known as Bandar Qasim, a name derived from A Somali trader of the same name. It is believed that Qasim's favourite camel was called Boosaas, from which derived the current name of the town. The town was thus first called Bandar Qassim after its founder ("Qasim's town"), then later dubbed Bosaso after its founder's trusted camel. however, purely and Historically, Bosaso has been Dishiishe stronghold, last two decades the town has been receiving various clans who mostly are Darood specially the big tribes of Harti-Darood

Near Bosaso, at the end of the Baladi valley, lies a 2 km to 3 km long earthwork. Local tradition recounts that the massive embankment marks the grave of a community matriarch. It is the largest such structure in the wider Horn region. The town would eventually be administered through the official Bari region in the post-independence period.