Bosaso

Bosaso is a city in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the municipality serves as the region's commercial capital and is a major seaport within the autonomous Puntland state.Bosaso was formerly known as Bandar Qasim. It has an estimated population of around 164,906 residents . The city has a diverse economy centered on education, government, banking, tourism, aviation, food, clothes, logistics, steel, energy, health care, hospitality, retail and technology. The area's many colleges and universities make it a regional hub of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering and business and entrepreneurship.HistoryThe Periplus of the Erythraean Sea indicates that ancient Greek merchants sailed to Bosaso, providing notes about the strategic and geographical location of the current Bosaso area, which was known as Mosylon in ancient times.Bosaso was previously known as Bandar Qasim, a name derived from an Arab trader of the same name who is said to have settled in the area during the 20th century. Historically, Bosaso has been a Dishiishe Darod stronghold,Near Bosaso, at the end of the Baalade valley, lies a 2 km to 3 km long earthwork. Local tradition recounts that the massive embankment marks the grave of a community matriarch. It is the largest such structure in the wider Horn region.