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City in Mudug, Puntland
Photo: Ahmed Abdullahi, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Galkacyo is a sizeable city in Central Somalia, and remains one of the most developed cities in the region. Puntland fully controls Garsoor and Israac, and parts of Horumar (other parts of the Horumar are neutral areas and sited by the main Galkayo market and the loose boundary between Puntland and Galmudug), while Galmudug fully controls wadajir to the south.
Modern look with restaurant.
Also with restaurant.
Galkacyo is served by domestic flights from Mogadishu by Jubba Airways.
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