Kurmaan
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Kurmaan is a town in the Gedo
region of Somalia
. Located in the southwestern part of the country, the town starts just east of Bardera
, with Kurman Creek serving as the dividing line between Bardera and Kurman.
in the 1990s, when its population significantly increased. Local residents use the Bardera main market for everything from groceries, pharmacy and other services such as restaurants.
Kurmaan was for a long time the only housing areas where low-income families could afford housing and land plots for future use. As land prices in other parts of Bardera became more expensive, many families from all parts of Bardera on both banks of the Jubba River
started to make homes in Kurmaan. Bardera West area prices for land plots ranged from $6,000 to $10,000 per plot, a range suitable for a family house measuring 20x20 metres. By contrast, the same land plots sizes in Kurmaan village, which were situated about three kilometres from the Bardera city centre, were selling for $1,500 to $4,000 per plot.
s became available in Kurmaan itself. The local creek
now has a footbridge, which serves as an incentive for more people to buy land plots and/or move to Kurmaan altogether.
As schooling services and small markets start to operate in the town, Kurmaan will increasingly look like a settlement independent of Bardera.
Gedo
Gedo is an administrative region , formerly part of the historic Upper Juba Region in southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. Gedo is a region created in 1980s and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay,...
region of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
. Located in the southwestern part of the country, the town starts just east of Bardera
Bardera
Bardera City is an important agricultural city in the Gedo region of Somalia. It is the second most populous town in the Juba Valley, with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region, and Garbahaarreey serving as Gedo's capital...
, with Kurman Creek serving as the dividing line between Bardera and Kurman.
Background
Kurmaan was formerly unofficially known as Buulo Kurmaan until the outbreak of the civil warSomali Civil War
The Somali Civil War is an ongoing civil war taking place in Somalia. The conflict, which began in 1991, has caused destabilisation throughout the country, with the current phase of the conflict seeing the Somali government losing substantial control of the state to rebel forces...
in the 1990s, when its population significantly increased. Local residents use the Bardera main market for everything from groceries, pharmacy and other services such as restaurants.
Kurmaan was for a long time the only housing areas where low-income families could afford housing and land plots for future use. As land prices in other parts of Bardera became more expensive, many families from all parts of Bardera on both banks of the Jubba River
Jubba River
The Jubba River is a river in southern Somalia. It begins at the border with Ethiopia, where the Dawa and Ganale Dorya rivers meet, and flows directly south to the Indian Ocean, where it empties at the Goobweyn juncture.-History:...
started to make homes in Kurmaan. Bardera West area prices for land plots ranged from $6,000 to $10,000 per plot, a range suitable for a family house measuring 20x20 metres. By contrast, the same land plots sizes in Kurmaan village, which were situated about three kilometres from the Bardera city centre, were selling for $1,500 to $4,000 per plot.
Location
Bardera Airport lies just northeast of Kurmaan village, thus making Kurmaan a part of Bardera. Residents of Kurmaan previously considered themselves residents of Bardera, but this self-perception is changing as the town grows in its own right.Demographics
Some estimates put the town's population at around 7,000 inhabitants. The local population increased in tandem with the rise in development projects.Development
Since 2006, more services, including schools and madrasahMadrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
s became available in Kurmaan itself. The local creek
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
now has a footbridge, which serves as an incentive for more people to buy land plots and/or move to Kurmaan altogether.
As schooling services and small markets start to operate in the town, Kurmaan will increasingly look like a settlement independent of Bardera.