Barawa
Barawy Baraawe بَرَأَاوٖ Barāwa ﺑَﺮَﺍﻭَة | |
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Capital City of South West Somalia State | |
 Barawa Beach-front | |
| Nickname: Brava Ierè | |
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| Coordinates: 1°06′48″N 44°01′49″E / 1.11333°N 44.03028°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| State |  South West |
| Region | Lower Shabelle |
| Districts | Barawa District |
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 678,890 |
| Time zone | UTC+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.
- ^ 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.