Hawd Region
Hawd Region was a region in Somaliland. The Hawd Region was created by President Dahir Riyale Kahin on May 15, 2008.[1]
It sits at a DMS latitude of 8° 0 min 0 sec and a DMS longitude of 46° 30 min 0 sec.[2] Its capital is the town of Baligubadle.
The Haud is primarily inhabited by the Isaaq clan family, most notably the Arab cland and some of the clans habar awal speacialy Jibriil abokor sub clan of habar awal, and is part of the wider clan family's core traditional territory. Several subclans of the Darod clan are a minority in the region, most notably the Ogaden, Jidwaaq, Dhulbahante, and Majerten subclans.[3][4]
See also
[edit]- Administrative divisions of Somaliland
- Regions of Somaliland
- Districts of Somaliland
- Somalia–Somaliland border
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Madaxweynaha oo Gobol Cusub U Magacaabay Baligubadle" (in Somali). Archived from the original on 7 December 2008.
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09°01′00″N 44°01′00″E / 9.01667°N 44.01667°E
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