Hudun () is a historical town in the eastern
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
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 ...
, and the seat of the
Hudun District.
Overview
Located in southeast Somaliland, Hudun lies 59 kilometres north by road from the provincial capital of
Las Anod
Las Anod ( so, Laascaanood; ar, لاسعانود) is the administrative capital of the Sool, Somaliland, Sool region of Somaliland.
Territorial dispute
The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the ki ...
.
Education
According to the Ministry of National Planning and Development in Somaliland, there are 9 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the Hudun District.
History
On February 15, 1960, before Somaliland's independence, the first democratic elections were held in
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 ...
, and Ibrahim Eid was selected as the representative from Hudun.
The Somaliland government did not hold polls here during the
2005 Somaliland parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Somaliland on 29 September 2005. They were the first multiparty parliamentary election conducted in the country.
Electoral system
The 82 members of the House of Representatives were elected by open list p ...
, citing Hudun as a disputed territory.
In March 2012, the militant group
Al-Shabaab near Hudun was exterminated by Somali Federal Army and Ethiopian Army.
In November 2012, the president of
Khatumo State declared victory in the battle against the Somaliland army in Hudun.
In January 2013, Khatumo militia based in southern Hudun were defeated and displaced by Somaliland forces. The captured militia were imprisoned in
Burao
Burao, also spelt Bur'o or Bur'ao (; so, Burco, , ar, برعو) is the capital of the Togdheer region and the second largest city in Somaliland. Burao was also the third largest city of Somalia. Burao was the site of the declaration of an in ...
.
In August 2017, the Somaliland government held a voting process for national elections in Hudun, which was opposed by Hudun residents as belonging to Puntland, and fighting took place between the Somaliland army and local forces in Hudun.
In May 2021, voter turnout in Hudun and other
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 ...
clan-inhabited areas in the
Somaliland parliamentary election was significantly higher than in the previous election in 2005.
Notes
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Populated places in Sool, Somaliland