Barawa

Barawa
Barawy
Baraawe بَرَأَاوٖ
Barāwa ﺑَﺮَﺍﻭَة
Capital City of South West Somalia State
Barawa Beach-front
Barawa Beach-front
Nickname: 
Brava Ierè
Barawa is located in Somalia
Barawa
Barawa
Location within Somalia
Barawa is located in Horn of Africa
Barawa
Barawa
Location within the Horn of Africa
Barawa is located in Africa
Barawa
Barawa
Location within Africa
Coordinates: 1°06′48″N 44°01′49″E / 1.11333°N 44.03028°E / 1.11333; 44.03028
Country Somalia
State South West
RegionLower Shabelle
DistrictsBarawa District
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 • Total678,890
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code+252

Barawa (Somali: بَراوِّ Barāwe, Maay: Barawy, Swahili: بَرَأَاوٖ Baraawe, Arabic: ﺑﺮﺍﻭة Barāwa, Italian: Brava), also known as Barawe and Brava, is the capital of the South West State of Somalia.[1] It functions as a port town in the southwestern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. Facing the Indian Ocean, Barawa serves as the main port of the South West State.

  1. ^ Pelizzari, Elisa. "Guerre civile et question de genre en Somalie. Les événements et leurs retombées sur le destin d’une femme: Starlin Abdi Arush (1957-2002)." Cahiers du Genre 1 (2018): 193-213.