Dolow
Doolow
City
Dolow is located in Somalia
Dolow
Dolow
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 4°9′0″N 42°5′0″E / 4.15000°N 42.08333°E / 4.15000; 42.08333
Country Somalia
State Jubaland
RegionGedo
DistrictDolow District
Government
  MayorBashir Hassan Abdullahi
Area
  Total10 km2 (4 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Dolow (Somali: Dooloow), also spelled Doolow, is a town in the southern Gedo region of Somalia.It is inhabited by the goobweyn clan which is part of the rahanweyn tribe.

The city sits on the Jubba River near the Somali Region in Ethiopia, just 50 km (31 mi) north of Luuq.

Balet Hawo District lies west of Dolow near the North Eastern Province.

District

Dolow town is the seat of one of the Gedo region's seven districts, Doolow District.

Dolow is located on the border with Ethiopia alongside the Dawa River where it meets the Juba River.

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