Aynabo District ( so, Degmada Caynaba), colloquially known as Sarar ( so, Saraar), is a district in the northern

Sool Sool ( so, Sool, ar, صول) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in south eastern Somaliland/north western Somalia. It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city ...

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 ...

. Its capital lies at

Aynabo Aynaba, also spelt Ainabo, Ainaba or Aynabo ( so, Caynaba, ) is a major town in western Sool region of Somaliland as well as the administrative seat of the Aynaba District. Aynaba is known for its watering wells and for its good and abundant fresh ...

. Other settlements in the district includes

Wadaamagoo Wadamago ( so, Wadaamagoo) is a historic town in Aynabo District, in the Sool region of Somaliland. Etymology The name Wadamago () stems from the phrase ''Wadaamo go, meaning ''wadaan breaker'' in Somali. A wadaan is a hand made bucket that ...

War Idaad War Idaad, also known as Wandad, Waridad, or Waridud is a town in Aynabo District, in the Sool region of Somaliland. In 2008, the surrounding villages were combined and promoted to "War Idaad District", and several more surrounding districts were c ...

, Berkad Ali Hersi, Godheeli,

Habariheshay Habariheshay is a village in the Aynabo District, in the Sool region of Somaliland. Demographics It is primarily inhabited by the Solomadow sub-division of the Habr Je'lo The Habr Je'lo ( so, Habar Jeclo, ar, هبر جعلو , Full Name: ...

Ceeldhaab Ceel Dhaab, also spelt Ceeldhaab is a town in the Aynabo District, in the Sool region of Somaliland. See also * Administrative divisions of Somaliland *Regions of Somaliland *Districts of Somaliland The Districts of Somaliland (also known ...

Ceegaag Ceegaag is a town located in the Togdheer Togdheer ( so, Togdheer, ar, تُوْجْدَيْر, Tūjdayr) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Saaxil to the north, ...

Oog Oog is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland, situated in the Aynaba district. It is located between Aynaba and Las Anod. Overview Oog acts as the junction of the road connecting the regional capitals of Burao and Erigavo. Oog is situated ...

Badweyn Badweyn is a town in the Aynabo District, in the Sool region of Somaliland Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālī ...

Gowsaweyne Gowsaweyne, Gawsa Weyne is a village in the Sool region of Somaliland. It is located in the Aynabo District. History In August 2013, several people were killed in fighting between the Cismaan Iidle and Sacadyoonis clans near Gowsaweyne. In Janua ...

and

Qoridheere Qoridheere is a town in the Aynabo District, in the Sool region of Somaliland Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūm� ...

Oil exploration

Northern section of the district is home to Block SL10B/13. In November 2019, Genel Energy presented its estimation of the block's potential. It concluded the existence of active petroleum system and several stacked oil reserves within the block adding up to 1.3 billion barrels of oil. Full field development will have daily output of 50,000 barrels of oil. In December 2021,

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signed a farm-out deal with OPIC Somaliland Corporation, backed by

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’s

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, on the SL10B/13 block. According to Genel, the block could contain more than 5 billion barrels of prospective resources.

Demography

The total population of the district is 170- 270,188. The district is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Habarjeclo sub-clan of the

Isaaq The Isaaq (also Isaq, Ishaak, Isaac) ( so, Reer Sheekh Isxaaq, ar, بني إسحاق, Banī Isḥāq) is a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. Per ...

well represented.

References

External links

Districts of SomaliaAdministrative Map of Aynabo District
{{Somaliland-geo-stub Districts of Somaliland