Bari, Somalia new development projects in the region. On 8 April 2013, the Puntland government announced the creation of a new region named Gardafuul. Carved out of the Bari region, it consists of three districts and has its capital at Alula. Bari, Somalia Bari (, ) is an administrative region ("gobol") in northeastern Somalia. It is bordered by the Somali regions of Sanaag and Sool to the west, Nugal to the south, the Gulf of Aden to the north and the Guardafui Channel to the east. It is located the tip of the Horn of Africa. In terms of landmass, Bari is
History of the Jews in Africa the arrival of Somali nomads. These individuals assert that "Yibir" means "Hebrew" in their language. Outside the Yibir, there is essentially no known current or historic Jewish community in Somalia. The historical presence of Jewish communities in Africa is well-attested. Today, the descendants of these Jews live in nations such as Sierra Leone , Liberia, Senegal, Ghana, Nigeria, and many other areas. According to the 17th century "Tarikh al-Fattash" and the "Tarikh al-Sudan", several Jewish communities existed as parts of the Ghana, Mali, and later Songhai empires. One such community was formed by a group of Egyptian Jews, who allegedly