Galdogob is located in the western part of the Mudug region bordering Ethiopia's portion of the
Somali-majority Dollo Zone, and is a popular rest stop for Somali travelers heading to and from
Dire Dawa,
Jijiga,
Gode,
Werder and
Geladi. Hundreds of small cars and heavy trucks pass through the city every day. In 1982, Galdogob briefly fell in the hands of the Ethiopian backed group
SSDF in the
1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War. Galdogob also has a thriving
livestock industry: hundreds of thousands of
camels,
sheep,
goats and
cattle are purchased here and shipped through the busy port of
Bosaso every year. The city's livestock trade is at its most brisk during the
hajj period, when over a hundred thousand heads of livestock are sold and shipped to the
Gulf states, again through Bosaso. Galdogob has recently also seen the arrival of migrants from the more southernly areas of Somalia seeking work and a safer place to live. The second largest hospital in the region, Galdogob general hospital, is located in this town, which serves both residents and surrounding areas. In October 2014, the firm Tawakal Money Express (Tawakal) began construction of the four-storey Tawakal Plaza Galdogob. The building features a Tawakal Global Bank customer and financial services center, conference and event halls, restaurant and coffee shop facilities, and a luxury hotel. In 2016 Tawakal Money Express finished building a large multi purpose structure in Galdogob market area. Galdogob and the surrounding region are served by the
Galdogob Airport. A major renovation of the facility was launched in 2020 and the first scheduled flight departed in 2022. The airport was inaugurated by Fardowsa Osman Egal, the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation of Somalia with the event attended by several officers from
Puntland. ==Demographics==