Qorilugud is a sizeable town in

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, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool to the east and ...

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 ...

, located north by road from

Buuhoodle Buuhoodle ( so, Buuhoodle, ar, بووهودل), also known as Bohotle, is the second largest city in the Togdheer region of Somaliland and also the capital of the Cayn region under Puntland. It is a prominent border town for movements of goods t ...

. It is the second-largest town in

Buuhoodle District Buhoodle District ( so, Degmada Buuhoodle) is a district in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. Its district capital is Buuhoodle. Demographics The district is inhabited by the Dhulbahante clan of the Daarood The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, د ...

after the district capital

Demographics

The main inhabitants are the

Solomadow The Mohamed Abokor ( so, Maxamed Abokor, Full Name:'' Muḥammad ibn Abū Bakr ibn Jibrīl ibn Abū Bakr ibn Mūsa ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad'') is a Somali clan, and a major sub-division of the Habr Je'lo clan of the Isaaq. The Mohamed ...

branch of the

Habr Je'lo The Habr Je'lo ( so, Habar Jeclo, ar, هبر جعلو , Full Name: ''Mūsa ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad,'' historically known as the Habr Toljaala ( so, Habar Toljeclo) is a major sub-tribe of the wider Isaaq family. Its members form p ...

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 ...

District commissioner

*District commissioner (Gudoomiyaha degmadda Qorilugud) **Maxamed Cumar Faarax (Jar-kunaban) 2015 -

History

2005 Qorilugud was damaged by cyclon. In September 2014, a captain in the Somaliland army was killed by soldiers in Qorilugud military camp. In February 2015, three people died in a dispute between

and Qorilugud. In April 2015, a unit of Ethiopian armed police visited

Odanleh Odanleh, also spelt Odenleh () is a town in Buhoodle District, in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. Recent history In September 2014, the Somaliland Ministry of Interior attempted to establish two polling stations in Qoorlugud and Odanleh to con ...

and Qorilugud and abducted 15 residents. In April 2015, a meeting was held in Aadan-waal to end the dispute between

and Qorilugud, and an agreement was reached. In November 2015, a soldier was killed in a landmine explosion. In October 2016, Kulmiye party opened offices in Qorilugud and Bali-alanle. In March 2018, a settlement agreement for the clan struggle that began in 2011 was reached in Qorilugud, and construction of the suspended road resumed. In August 2018, a meeting of the Solomadow clan was held. In September 2018, the urban redevelopment process began. In April 2021, two men were gunned down by an armed group while visiting to collect voting card. In November 2021, the mayor of Buuhoodle held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new school building in Qorilugud.

Related persons

*Cismaan Maxamed Cabdikariim Gacanlaw - Singer, born in Qorilugud in the early 1940s.

Notes

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References

Qoorlugud

External links

Maplandia World Gazetteer
Populated places in Togdheer