Erigavo District ( so, Degmada Ceerigaabo) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in the central
Sanaag
Sanag ( so, Sanaag, ar, سَنَاج) is an administrative region (''Administrative divisions of Somaliland, gobol'') in north eastern Somaliland.[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 ...](_blank)
. It is the largest and most populous district in Sanaag. Its capital lies at
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. ...
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Demographics
The total population of Erigavo District is 220,546. The district is exclusively inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, namely the
Habar Yoonis
The Habar Yoonis ( ar, هبر يونس , Full Name: '' Said ibn Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin al-Ḥusayn al-Hāshimīy'' ) alternatively spelled as Habr Yunis is a major clan part of the sub-clan ...
in the north and the
Dhulbahante
The Dhulbahante ( so, Dhulbahante, ar, دلبةنتئ) is a Somali clan family, part of the Harti clan which itself belongs to the largest Somali clan-family — the Darod. They are the traditional inhabitants of the physiographic Nugaal in its ...
in the south of the district.
Towns and Villages
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Damala Hagare
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Maydh
Maydh (also transliterated as Mait or Meit) (, ) is an ancient port city in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland.
History
Antiquity
According to Augustus Henry Keane, Maydh represents an early center of dispersal of the Somali people. Nationa ...
- An ancient port city.
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Yubbe
Yubbe (also known as Yobe, Yube, Yubeh and Yubbe Tug) is a town in the Sanaag of Somaliland .http://www.maplandia.com/somalia/sanaag/Badhan-Badhan/yube/ There is a Somaliland military base.
History Archaeology
A desert town mostly inhabited b ...
- There is a Somaliland military base.
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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 Somalilan ...
- There is a Puntland military base.
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Armale
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Guud Caanood
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Heis - A historic coastal town.
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Qaʽableh - Numerous archaeological sites and ancient tombs.
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Yufle Yufle is a town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. The town is 28 km southwest of Erigavo the provincial capital of the region.
In November 2016, the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Republic of Somaliland visited Yufle.
Demographics
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Midhisho
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Fiqifuliye
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Gelweita
Gelweita ( so, Geel Wayta), also known as Las Galwayta or Galwayta is an archaeological site and a key rock art site in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Overview
Gelweita is at an altitude of 7500ft and is near a plateau. The archeolog ...
- An archaeological site and a key rock art site.
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Dayaha Dayaha ( so, Dayaxa) is a town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Overview
Dayaha is 20km west of Erigavo, the administrative seat of the Sanaag region the town lies in. Other nearby cities and towns include Burao (363km), El Afweyn (85km) and ...
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Jidali Jidali ( so, Jiidali) is a town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Overview
Jidali is located north east of the provincial capital Erigavo.
The grave of Zubeyr Awal, the eponymous ancestor of the Habr Awal, is located in the town. The town i ...
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Waqdariya - A coastal village.
References
External links
Administrative map of Erigavo District
Districts of Somaliland
Sanaag
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