Qaw
Bandar Siyada | |
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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 | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Bari |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Qaw (Somali: Qaw), also known as Bandar Siyada, is a populated place in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia.[1]
Qaw is situated in the Bosaso District of the autonomous Puntland region. The town was founded by the subclan of the Majeerteen, Maxamud Maxamed Harti. It hosts the main base of the Puntland Maritime Police Force.[2]
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.
- ^ "Bender Siyaada, Somalia". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- ^ "Somalia: President Gaas Tours Puntland Marine Force Base". Garowe Online. Retrieved 11 June 2015.