Yake | |
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Populated place | |
Coordinates: 09°13′16″N 49°07′21″E / 9.22111°N 49.12250°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Bari |
Population (2007)[1] | |
• Total | 2,520 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Yake (Yaka, Yaka Yaka, Yaka yake, Yakayake) is a populated place in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia.
Yake is the second largest settlement in the Qardho District.[2] It belongs to the Karkaar region in the Puntland classification.[3]
Yake appears in a book published in England in 1951 under the name "Yaka".[4]
Yake grew rapidly in 1996.[2]
As of 2002, 500 families lived in the area. The water supply was from 33 Berkad, or rainwater reservoirs. During the dry season, water was transported by truck.[2]
In March 2014, President Puntland visited Yake.[5]
In March 2016, a drought occurred in Qardho District, including Yake, and the Al-Minhaj Foundation distributed food and other resources.[6]
In June 2019, five people were in a coma and three were missing due to a combination of cold and rain in Yake.[7]
In September 2021, the Puntland government constructed a well in Yake.[8]