# Adale

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{{for2|the tribe|Hytuk|the district of which Adale is the capital|Adale District}}
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'''Adale''' ({{langx|so|Cadale}}; {{langx|it|Adalei or Itala}}), also known as '''Cadaley''', is a coastal town in the southern [Middle Shabelle](/source/Middle_Shabelle) (Shabeellaha Dhexe) region of [Somalia](/source/Somalia).

==History==

Adale was mentioned in the [Periplus of the Erythraean Sea](/source/Periplus_of_the_Erythraean_Sea), written by an anonymous writer who lived in the first century AD when Egypt was occupied by the Romans. Adale then appeared in the reports of [Ibn Batuta](/source/Ibn_Batuta) and other explorers from Andulus. When the trade between East Africa, Arabia, and India boomed in the 1700s-1800s, Adale bordered the 10-mile strip of the Benadir Coast in which Zanzibar’s Omani rulers claimed. With exception to 5 nautical miles of Warsheikh, the rest of the strip included Mogadishu, Marka, Baraawe, and Kismayo – all the way to Zanzibar. The later ruins of Filonardi's fort can also be found in the Adale.<ref>{{cite book|last=Chiesi|first=Gustavo|title=La colonizzazione Europea nell'Est Africa|date=1909|publisher=Unione Tiopografico-Editrice Torinese|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DuI0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA390|page=390}}</ref>

During the pre-independence period in [Italian Somaliland](/source/Italian_Somaliland), the city was chosen by [Vincenzo Filonardi](/source/Vincenzo_Filonardi) as the headquarters of his newly created "Somalia Italiana". There was fierce anti-colonial resistance to this in Adale and around the surrounding areas that left 40 [Abgaal](/source/Abgaal) men and 7 Italian men dead commemorated by a monument in Adale.<ref>Abdulkadir Abiikar Hussien</ref>

On 3 October 2014 the town was liberated from the jihadist group [Al-Shabaab](/source/al-Shabaab_(militant_group)) by the [Somalia National Army](/source/Somali_Armed_Forces) and [AMISOM](/source/African_Union_Mission_to_Somalia) forces. Al-Shabaab had occupied the town for several years. According to AMISOM-sources Al-Shabaab did not mount any resistance because they had lost support from the public in Adale.<ref>See: [http://amisom-au.org/2014/10/somalia-national-army-and-amisom-forces-liberate-adale-town-in-middle-shebelle-region/ Somalia National Army and AMISOM forces liberate Adale town in Middle Shabelle region], AMISOM Press Statement, 3 Oct. 2014. Accessed on 6 October 2014.</ref>

==Demographics==
Adale has a population of around 14,600 inhabitants.<ref name="Tsctp">{{cite web|title=Somalia City & Town Population|url=http://www.tageo.com/index-e-so-cities-SO.htm|publisher=Tageo|accessdate=4 October 2013}}</ref> The broader [Adale District](/source/Adale_District) has a total population of 46,720 residents.<ref name="Rdatp">{{cite web|title=Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)|url=https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf|publisher=UNDP|accessdate=21 September 2013}}</ref> It is inhabited by [Abgaal](/source/Abgaal) .

==See also==
* [Mogadishu-Villabruzzi Railway](/source/Mogadishu-Villabruzzi_Railway)

==Notes==
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==References==
*[http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-4553971&fid=5779&c=somalia Adale]
*[http://www.statoids.com/yso.html Districts of Somalia]

Category:Populated places in Middle Shabelle

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