Fiqifuliye is a town in the
Erigavo District of
Sanaag 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 ...
.
Recent History
On June 1, 1993, a meeting between the
Habar Yoonis and the
Dhulbahante clans was held in Fiqifuliye, and the Habar Yoonis clan agreed to invite the Dhulbahante clan to the upcoming clan meeting in
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 July 2013, in Fiqifuliye, more than 600 militiamen who had previously been on the
Khatumo State side announced that they would join the Somaliland army.
In March 2016, the Puntland Drought Relief Committee (based in
Bosaso) dispatched a water truck as a first aid response to the
drought
A drought is defined as drier than normal conditions.Douville, H., K. Raghavan, J. Renwick, R.P. Allan, P.A. Arias, M. Barlow, R. Cerezo-Mota, A. Cherchi, T.Y. Gan, J. Gergis, D. Jiang, A. Khan, W. Pokam Mba, D. Rosenfeld, J. Tierney, an ...
around Fiqifuliye.
In December 2018, Somaliland's Sanaag Governor Maxamed Axmed Caalin (Tiimbaro) visited Fiqifuliye and promised to initiate government projects.
In October 2020, a hospital was fundeded in Fiqifuliye with donations from the diaspora. The Somaliland Ministry of Health is considering providing funding.
Demographics
The city of Fiqifuliye is primarily inhabited by the
Mohamoud Garad branch of the
Dhulbahante clan. The
Naleye Ahmed
The Mohamoud Garad ( so, Maxamuud Garaad, ar, محمود جراد, Full Name:'' ’Mohamoud Shirshore Habarwa Abdullah Muse Said Saleh Abdi Mohamed Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti'' ) is a Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Dhulba ...
sub-sub lineages, particulary the Bihina Caraale (Bah ina Araale) are well represented there
.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Somaliland
The administrative division of Somaliland are organized into three hierarchical levels. consists of 6 regions and 22 districts. Districts in turn contain villages. In addition, the capital Hargeisa has its own law (capital law) that is differe ...
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Regions of Somaliland
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Districts of Somaliland
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Somalia–Somaliland border
References
Fiqi Fuliye, Somalia
Populated places in Sanaag
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