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Awdheegle

Awdheegle (also Awdhegle) is a district in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.

Demographics

Awdheegle is an agricultural district located west of Mogadishu on the Shebelle River. https://web.archive.org/web/20230815162245/https://2017-2020.usaid.gov/documents/1860/somalia%E2%80%99s-new-agribusiness-incubation-center-offers-practical-training-farmers-new

Awdheegle is predominantly inhabited by the Begedi clan sub-division of the wider (Digil) family, who are native to South West.

Somali Civil War

On 15 March 2025, as part of the Shabelle offensive, Al-Shabaab captured the town, killing 31 Somali Army soldiers.

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