Luuq District
Luuq
Luuq Maadow Luuq Ganaane | |
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| Nickname: Luuq Aw Maadow | |
| Motto: Go to Luuq for Appeal | |
| Country | Somalia |
| Regional State | Jubaland |
| Region | Gedo |
| Capital | Luuq |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 200,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Luuq District (Somali: Degmada Luuq) is a district in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia. Its capital is the city of Luuq.
Luuq is a historical city that hosted many conflicts between The Battle of Luuq (1896-1900) where the Gasaargude dynasty/ Geledi kingdom (Gobron army) defeated Menelik II.
Luuq and it's Gasaargude sultanate was detailed in the work of it:Ugo Ferrandi in his book '''Lugh, emporio commerciale sul Giuba'' written in 1903. 1990s.
Luuq currently is a multicultural city with many clans including mainly Rahweyn (Gasargude, Malinweyne, Gawaweyn etc) and Marihan(Rer Ahmed, Rer Isaaq, Reer Hassan etc).
Gedo joined the growing trend of Islamic Courts Union at the start of the Somali Civil War and local sharia courts succeeded in making Luuq District one of Somalia's safest areas for much of the 1990s.