Togdheer ( so, Togdheer, ar, تُوْجْدَيْر, Tūjdayr) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in central

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 ...

. Togdheer is bordered by

Maroodi Jeex Marodi Jeh ( so, Maroodi Jeex, ar, مرودي جيح) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in western Somaliland. It is the most populous region of the country. It is bordered by Awdal to the west, Sahil to the north, Togdheer to the eas ...

to the west, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast,

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 ...

to the east and

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

to the south. Its capital is Burao.

Overview

Togdheer is bordered by

from the west, Sahil to the north,

to the south, and Sanaag &

to the east. With its capital at Burao (Burco), the region's name is derived from the Togdheer River, which means "Long River" in

Somali Somali may refer to: Horn of Africa * Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region ** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis ** Somali culture ** Somali cuisine ** Somali language, a Cushitic language ** Somali ...

. The region has an approximate population of 350,000 people. Under

British Somaliland British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate ( so, Dhulka Maxmiyada Soomaalida ee Biritishka), was a British protectorate in present-day Somaliland. During its existence, the territory was bordered by Italian Somalia, French So ...

, the Togdheer region was formerly the Burao district which was one of three districts that comprised the Burao region. The other two regions were Las Anod and Erigavo districts. Sanaag was carved out of Togdheer region and was established as a separate region on June 23, 1973, comprising the three districts of

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 ...

, Las Qorey and Garadag. As with much of Somaliland, most local residents in the Togdheer region are nomadic pastoralists.

Districts

The Togdheer region consists of the following three districts:

Demographics

It is inhabited by the Habr Yonis, Habr Je'lo, Arap and

Issa Musse The Issa Musa or ‘Isa Musa ( so, Ciise Muuse, ar, عيسى موسى , Full Name:'' ’Isa ibn Musa ibn Zubayr ibn Abd al-Raḥmān ibn ash- Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad'' ) is a northern Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Habr Awal cl ...

sub-divisions of Isaaq. The Dhulbahante of the Harti

Darod The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as ''Darood''. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries ...

clan is also present in the Buuhoodle district.

Major towns

* Burao * Oodweyne * Buuhoodle *

Balidhiig Balidhiig, also known as Balli Dhiig (, ) is a town in the Togdheer region of Somaliland, on the border of Somaliland and Ethiopia. Demographics The town of Balidhiig has a population of 30,000 residents. See also *Administrative divisions of So ...

* Qoryale *

Yirowe Yirowe, also spelt Yerrowa, Yerowa, Yeroweh or Yerowah ( so, Yiroowe, ) is a town in the Burao District, located in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. The town is located 20 km east of Burao, the provincial capital of the Togdheer region. ...

Map

Somaliland-Togdheer Region.svg

References

External links

Administrative map of TogdheerTogdheer News Network
(in Somali) {{Authority control Regions of Somaliland