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Buraan
Buraan, also known as Hiil Buraan or Hiil Borraan, is a town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland/ Somalia. It is effectively controlled by Puntland, but it is a disputed area with Somaliland. Overview Buraan is situated in eastern Sanaag, near the Bari region. Along with Las Khorey and Hadaftimo, it is considered to be one of the oldest settlements in the province. During the British colonial period, four settlements, Buraan in the Sool Plateau and Ceel-Doofaa, Xubeera, and Hadaftimo in the Gebi Valley, were identified in this area. Transportation In 2012, the Puntland Highway Authority (PHA) announced a project to connect Buraan and other remote or littoral towns in Puntland to the main regional highway. The 750 km thoroughfare links major cities in the northern part of Somalia, such as Bosaso, Galkayo and Garowe, with towns in the south. It is part of a broader initiative by the Puntland government to develop and renovate the regional transportation infrastr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanaag
Sanag ( so, Sanaag, ar, سَنَاج) is an administrative region (''Administrative divisions of Somaliland, gobol'') in north eastern Somaliland.Regions of Somalia Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north, and is bordered by the region of Sahil, Somaliland, Sahil to the west, Sool, Somaliland, Sool to the south and Somalia to the east. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and Puntland, a Federal Member State of Somalia. Its capital city is Erigavo. Sanaag is the largest region of Somaliland, accounting for 35% of Somaliland's total land area. The region is partially controlled by Puntland and Somaliland. Puntland disputes the Harti inhabited parts of region as being part of Somaliland while the later claims the entire region based on the British Somali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindigale
Mindigale ( so, Midigale) is a town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside .../Somalia. Overview Since the city was growing considerably after civil war, as the native people were coming back from the capital, the education sector was also experiencing significant development, the first primary school was built in 1990s Recent History Around 2000, Horn Relief built a rock dam (temporary dam made of piled up small rocks) in Mindigale and other areas to improve irrigation channels, and education on the technology. In July 2017, the El Dahir road construction committee met with Puntland President Abdiweli Gaas in Garowe to report that road construction between El Dahir and Erigavo is currently underway near Mindigale. In September 2018, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bali Busle
Bali busle is a town in the Eastern Sanaag region of Puntland (Somalia). Somaliland also has a claim to the territory, and Dhahar District in the administrative division of Somaliland. After the Somali Civil War, settlements were established to make charcoal from acacia trees. There is also a town of the same name in the Mudug region. Overview During the time of British Somaliland, there were only four settlements in this area: Buraan, El Dahir, Xubeera, and Hadaftimo. After Somalia's independence, new settlements were created through drilling and other activities. Especially when the Somali civil war started in around 1991, many settlements were established. The settlement of Bali busle began in 1992, and the second phase of construction was carried out in 1995. According to an elder in Bali busle. the primary purpose of the settlement was to make charcoal for urban. The trees used for charcoal production were mainly native acacias, and many of them were cut down. For this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hadaftimo
Hadaftimo ( so, Hadaaftimo) is an historic town in the eastern Sanaag region. It is home to several archaeological sites and ancient buildings. There is a Puntland military base. History Hadaftimo is an old town. During the British Somaliland, four settlements were identified in the vicinity: Buraan in the Sool Plateau, El Dahir, Xubeera, Hadaftimo in the Gebi Valley. Around 1990, the Somali National Movement attacked Hadaftimo, a home of the Warsangeli clan, causing a large number of refugees. However, this attack was later condemned by Somali National Movement leaders. In mid-1992, an Islamist militant group Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya (AIAI) moved into the Sanaag region, and the Warsangali clan held a meeting in Hadaftimo and resolved to unify Somalia and prevent the AIAI from entering. According to a report in 1993, Hadaftimo had a population of 4,000 and only one source of drinking water. There are six elementary schools with a total of 260 students. Hadaftimo along with E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosaso
Bosaso ( so, Boosaaso, ar, بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Cassim is a city in the northeastern Bari province ('' gobol'') of Somalia. It is the seat of the Bosaso District. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, the municipality serves as the region's commercial capital and is a major seaport within the autonomous Puntland state. It has an estimated population of around 164,906 residents (2005 est.). The city has a diverse economy centred on education, government, banking, tourism, aviation, food, clothes, logistics, steel, energy, health care, hospitality, retail and technology. The area's many colleges and universities make it a regional hub of higher education, including law, medicine, engineering, business and entrepreneurship. History The ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'' indicates that Ancient Greek merchants sailed to Bosaso, providing notes about the strategic and geographical location of the current Bosaso area, which was known as Mosylon in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qardho
Qardho ( so, Qardho, ar, قرضو), also known as Gardo, is a city in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia, a district within the autonomous state of Puntland. History Until Somalia's Independence Qardho is one of a series of ancient settlements in northern Somalia. In the Arie valley, midway between the city and the town of Iskushuban, once lay a sizable town that had considerable structures with thick walls. Qardho is also situated near the burial place of the immediate forefather of the Marehan Darod clan. In the early modern period, Qardho was a part of the Majeerteen Sultanate (Migiurtinia), centered in Aluula. It was later incorporated into Italian Somaliland during the early 20th century. Around Somalia's independence In 1959, Abdirashid Shermarke, later Somalia's president, became a member of the Somali Legislative Assembly as a representative of the Qardho. In June 1981, the World Bank identified three areas in northeastern Somalia as promising for irrigation, one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Administrative Divisions Of Somaliland
The administrative division of Somaliland are organized into three hierarchical levels. consists of 6 regions and 22 districts. Districts in turn contain villages. In addition, the capital Hargeisa has its own law (capital law) that is different from the law that defines administrative divisions. The administrative-territorial division of the country is established by the Law of Somaliland No. 23/2002 ( so, Xeerka Ismaamulka Gobolada iyo Degmooyinka), which was finally approved in 2007. Somaliland is a self-declared unrecognized sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered to be part of Somalia. History Before March 21, 2008, the Somaliland government continued to use the six administrative regions covered by Somalia at the time of unification: Awdal, Waqooyi Gelbeed, Sanaag, Sool, Togdheer, Sahil. On March 22 of the same year, President Dahir Riyale Kahin issued the "Presidential Press Statement", announcing the establishment of 6 new administrative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Badhan, Sanaag
Badhan ( so, Badhan; ar, برن), also known as Baran is a city in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. Overview It was always in danger of flooding during the raining seasons. In 1971, the town was re-located near a borewell called Badhan and it has assumed the name ever since. The area was first settled in the 14th century by Somali herdsmen from the Warsangali subclan of the Darod clan, as there was water available for their flocks. Badhan is also famous for being the stage of battles between the Dervishes of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan and the Sultanate of Warsangeli. Hassan, the leader of Dervishes, ordered the construction of a new grand fort in the city. Nowadays, the fort is in need of restoration, as time has worn it down. Politics Badhan served as the capital of Maakhir state, which was later incorporated into Puntland in January 2009. The entity was initially established by the Warsangali community in opposition to Puntland and Somaliland's contention over their inh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hingalol
Hingalol or Hingalool ( so, Xingalool) is a district located in the Sanaag region of Somalia. Overview Hingalol is situated on the Hadeed Plateau of the Sanaag region. Hingalol was established in 1958. A small hamlet, it increased in size and population in the wake of the Somali Civil War and became a full district. In November 2017, Puntland built a military base on the outskirt of the city. In October 2020, Puntland Minister of Education and Minister of Agriculture visited Hingalol to assess needs and support schools and other institutions in the district. While growing at a faster pace, basic services and government assistance are lacking. In September 2021, the local hospital reported serious cases of COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly ... in the Hingalol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east and northeast, Kenya to the south, South Sudan to the west, and Sudan to the northwest. Ethiopia has a total area of . As of 2022, it is home to around 113.5 million inhabitants, making it the 13th-most populous country in the world and the 2nd-most populous in Africa after Nigeria. The national capital and largest city, Addis Ababa, lies several kilometres west of the East African Rift that splits the country into the African and Somali tectonic plates. Anatomically modern humans emerged from modern-day Ethiopia and set out to the Near East and elsewhere in the Middle Paleolithic period. Southwestern Ethiopia has been proposed as a possible homeland of the Afroasiatic langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsangali
The Warsangali ( so, Warsangeli, ar, قبيلة ورسنجلي) is a major Somali sub clan, part of the Harti clan which itself belongs to one of the largest Somali clan-families - the Darod. In the Somali language, the name Warsangali means "bringer of good news."Cruttenden, C. J.Memoir on the Western or Edoor Tribes, inhabiting the Somali Coast..., ''Journal of the Royal Geographical Society'', 19 (1849), pp. 72-73 The Warsangeli primarily inhabit the Sanaag, Bari , Lower Juba, Gedo, Bay and Bakool regions. Overview In 1848, C. J. Cruttenden reported that the Warsangali and Majeerteen territories were the most commercially valuable in the Nugaal Valley, and that Banians from India had become successful exporters.Cruttenden, C.J. (1848)"On Eastern Africa" London: Royal Geographical Society. Vol. 18, pp. 137-138. The Cal Madow chain of mountains, which is partially inside the clan's territory, extends to the cities of Bosaso (the capital of the Bari region) and Ceerigaabo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
