El Dahir ( so, Ceel-Daahir) formerly known as El Dofar ( so, Ceel Doofaar), is a town in

Bari, Somalia Bari ( so, Bari, ar, باري) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in northeastern Somalia.⁹ Overview It is bordered by Sool and Sanaag to the west, Nugal to the south, the Gulf of Aden to the north and the Guardafui Channel to the e ...

region of

Puntland Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...

state of

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, near the border with Somaliland. It often floods during the rainy season because it is the confluence of the

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from

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and from Durdur.

History

A book about British Somaliland published in England in 1951 mentions it under the name "El Dofar". In April 2020, a stimulant plant

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was seized in El Dahir and incinerated in the public square. Soldiers who participated in the trafficking were brought to trial, but civilians were only seized and not arrested. In August 2021, the Puntland government announced the construction of a 3,600 cubic meter dam located 2 km northeast from El Dahir.

El Dahir - Erigavo road

The city is currently developing in all sides, the largest project in

is under going throughout the city an asphalt road that connects the city to the Sanag regional Capital city Ergavo is now under process and soon it will be opened. This road is 368 km long, it is very important road to puntland and the region it will boost commercial activity and it also connects

main regions Bari and

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. However, Erigavo is a town that has been under stable and effective control by Somaliland since the beginning of Somaliland's independence, and the Puntland government's control extends only to the vicinity of

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. Puntland's main media outlet

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reports that the "El Dahir - Badhan road."

Construction History

This project began on January 10, 2016. In August 2017, the El Dahir-Erigavo Road Commission completed 45 kilometers of work. The chairman of the committee at this time is Sheikh Cali Maxamuud Xasan. Estimated cost so far is $16 million. On January 11, 2018, President Farmajo of the Federal Republic of Somalia visited El Dahir and laid the

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of the road. However, Puntland's President

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criticized this, claiming that the Somali Federal Government did not play its role about the loss by force of

Tukaraq Tukaraq is a small village in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland. The town is located on the road between Las Anod and Garowe in Las Anod District. Overview On 15 May 2018 intense increase in military activity occurred between rival Puntland ...

. In July 2018, the El Dahir-Eligavo Road Commission reported to President Gaas of Puntland that the first phase of the 90-kilometer road had been completed and that a second phase of paving with sand and mortar was planned. The 90 kilometers from El Dahir is equivalent to the distance to Badhan. In November 2018, the Federal Government of Somalia announced that it will provide $1.5 million for the construction of the El Dahir-Erigavo road. In October 2019, the news website Somaliland Standard reported that "the 90-kilometer road between El Dahir and Badhan is in very good condition. In August 2020, construction began on the second phase of the road connecting El Dahir and

Erigavo Erigavo ( so, Ceerigaabo, ), also spelled as Erigabo, is the capital and largest city of the Sanaag region of Somaliland. History The Erigavo settlement is several centuries old. The surrounding area was supposedly built by the Madigan Dir. ...

. In October, the Puntland council provided 200 barrels of tar. The project was suspended and resumed in December. In January 2021, a ceremony was held at the Puntland Presidential Palace to celebrate the

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donation campaign for the second phase of the project.

References

El Dahir

Notes

{{reflist Populated places in Bari, Somalia Archaeological sites in Somalia Somalia–Somaliland border crossings