Awdheegle

Awdheegle (also Awdhegele) is a town in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia.

Awdheegle Awdhegele iyo Malable
town
Awdheegle Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 01°58′N 044°50′E
Country	Somalia
Region	Lower Shabelle
Government
• Control	al-Shabaab
Population  (2020)
• Total	119,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Demographics

Awdheegle is agricultural town located west of Mogadishu on the Shebelle River.

Awdheegle is predominantly inhabited by the Begedi and Garre clan sub-division of the wider (Digil) family. They are one of the major Somali clans residing in the Horn of Africa who are native to South West.

Somali Civil War

On 15 March 2025, as part of the Shabelle offensive, Al-Shabaab captured the town, killing 31 Somali Army soldiers.^[1]