Boon (also spelled: Bown) is a town in the northwestern
Awdal
Awdal ( so, Awdal, ar, أودَل) is an administrative region (''Administrative divisions of Somaliland, gobol'') in western Somaliland. It was separated from Woqooyi Galbeed and became a province in 1984 and is the most northwesterly provinc ...
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 ...
.
Overview
Boon is situated about 50 km to the northwest of
Borama
Borama ( so, Boorama, ar, بورما) is the Second capital city of Somaliland and the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia.
During the Mid ...
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Demographics
The town is inhabited by both the Reer Ahamed subclan of the Jibriil Yoonis and the Ahamed Celi subclan of the Bahabar 'Eli, Mahad 'Ase, both branches of the
Gadabuursi Dir clan.
See also
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Nimmo
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Gondal
Notes
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References
Abasa
Archaeological sites in Somalia
Former populated places in Somalia
Cities of the Adal Sultanate