Baidoa

Baidoa lies in the fertile interriverine country of southern Somalia, between the Jubba and Shabelle valleys. The spring known as Isha has supplied water to the settlement and surrounding country for centuries. Its name is remembered in the title Baydhabo Janaay, or heavenly Baidoa. The town formed part of the Ajuran sultanate in the Middle Ages and stood among routes linking the inland farming country with the coast.