Market
Garbahaarey central market
The town market where traders and people from the surrounding villages meet.
Garbahaarey – history, culture and places to visit | Warar
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Garbahaarey
Garbaharey · GarbahareThe administrative capital of Gedo region: a market town on the upland plains, about 40 km from the Juba River.
AdministrationJubaland
RegionGedo
Population151,773Estimate for the whole district (OCHA/IMWG projection, 2019), 2019
Location3.350°, 42.267°
Places to visit1
Overview
Garbahaarey is the administrative capital of Gedo region and the seat of Garbahaarey District. It lies on dry plains about 40 km from the Juba River, close to a seasonal watercourse.
Its central market and sandy streets are busy with donkey carts carrying water, crops and goods, long an everyday form of transport in the town.
What makes it unique
- 01Administrative capital of Gedo region
- 02Donkey carts are a common way to move water and goods around town
- 03Lies about 40 km from the Juba River
Places to visit
History
After independence in 1960 Garbahaarey became the capital of Gedo region, and it has remained an administrative centre where government offices and aid agencies are based.
Economy
Garbahaarey is a market for the herders and farmers of the surrounding area. Water is a constant concern: the town has relied on boreholes, and in droughts residents have travelled long distances, as far as the Juba River, to fetch water.