Hadhwanaag (Hadh-Wanaag) is a village in the

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 Somalia. There are other places of the same name, Hadhwanaag, in the Somalis residential area.

History

Hadhwanaag was founded in 1982. In April 2012, by drought and water shortage in parts of Sool, Hadhwanaag was also affected. In January 2018, due to the

Battle of Tukaraq The Battle of Tukaraq saw Somaliland National Army engage Puntland forces in Tukaraq, a town in the eastern Sool region, on the road between the regional capitals of Las Anod and Garowe. The ensuing heavy clashes resulted in Somaliland ousting th ...

, Tukaraq and other schools were evacuated to Hadhwanaag and other places. In December 2019, Puntland Vice President Ahmed Elmi Osman invited former Somali Prime Minister

Omar Sharmarke Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (; so, Cumar Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, ar, عمر شرماركي) (born 18 June 1960), popularly known as Omar Sharmarke, is a Somali diplomat and politician. From 2009 to 2010, he was the Prime Minister of Som ...

to Hadhwanaag for lunch. In January 2020, Puntland Vice President Ahmed Elmi Osman had a meeting in Hadhwanaag with Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan,

Ahmed Abdi Mohamed Ahmed Abdi Mohamud Sugulle "Habsade" (Axmed Cabdi Xaabsade) is a Puntland and Somaliland politician. He was a decorated Colonel in the Somali Armed Forces and the second in command of the Somali Custodial Corps (Ciidanka Asluubta) equivalent to ...

and others. In January 2020, the Puntland Ministry of Environment spread a chemical to control desert locust between

Bo'ame Bo'ame () is an ancient town in the eastern Sool region. Somaliland has effective control there since 2022, but Puntland also has a territorial claim. It is the capital of Bo'ame district which includes the small towns of Karin-gorfood, Fardhidin ...

and Hadhwanaag. In June 2021, the governor of Sool, appointed by the Somaliland government, accused the Puntland government of interfering in Hadhwanaag as a violation of its territory. In January 2022, Puntland Vice President Ahmed Elmi Osman appointed a committee to review the decisions of the Hadhwanaag Constituent Assembly. The committee will oversee the

and Birta Dheer militias.

References

{{reflist Populated places in Sool, Somaliland Cities in Somaliland