Awdalland
| Awdalland
أرض أودال
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| Anthem: Soomaaliyeey toosoo | ||||
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| Capital | Borama 9°55′N 43°10′E / 9.917°N 43.167°E |
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| Government | ||||
| - | President | Rashiid Awnur Hersi | ||
| Autonomy Federal Republic of Somalia | ||||
| - | Proclaimed | 2010 | ||
| - | Recognition | unrecognized | ||
| Area | ||||
| - | Total | 6,122 km2 2,364 sq mi |
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| Currency | Somali shilling (SOS) |
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| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | |||
| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+3) | ||
| Calling code | +252 (Somalia) | |||
| Internet TLD | .so (Somalia) | |||
| Rankings may not be available because of Awdalland's unrecognized de facto state. | ||||
Awdalland (Somali: Awdalland ; Arabic: أرض أودال) is a region in northwestern Somalia. Centered on Borama in the Awdal province, its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 2010.
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History [edit]
Awdalland (also spelled "Adal[land]" or "Adel[land]") takes its name from the Adal Sultanate, a medieval empire which rose to power during the 16th century. The area along the Ethiopian border is abundant with ruined cities, which were described by the British explorer Richard F. Burton.[1]
A modern separatist movement, known as the Awdalland Republic,[2] sought independence in 1995 after the ouster of Mohamed Siad Barre's regime.
In 2010, the formation of a new autonomous region within a federal Somalia was officially declared. Referred to as Awdalland or the Adal State, the local administration does not recognize the secessionist Somaliland government's claim to sovereignty or to its territory.[3][4]
Demographics [edit]
The Awdal region of Awdalland is primarily inhabited by Somalis from the Gadabuursi clans.[5][6]
References [edit]
- ^ Richard Burton, First Footsteps in East Africa, 1856; edited with an introduction and additional chapters by Gordon Waterfield (New York: Praeger, 1966), p. 132. For a more recent description, see A. T. Curle, "The Ruined cities of Somaliland", Antiquity, 11 (1937), pp. 315-327
- ^ "Awdal "Republic": Declaration of Independence, [Somalia]". University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center. Archived from the original on 14 February 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-29.
- ^ Awdalland Deserves Recognition – New Song (Daawo)
- ^ The Declaration of Adal State
- ^ "Somaliland: The Myth of Clan-Based Statehood". Somalia Watch. 2002-12-07. Retrieved 2007-01-29. "In the Awdal, the most western region, is occupied by the Gadabursi and Issa both belonging to the Dir clan family."
- ^ Battera, Federico (2005). "Chapter 9: The Collapse of the State and the Resurgence of Customary Law in Northern Somalia". Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. Walter Dostal, Wolfgang Kraus (ed.). London: I.B. Taurus. p. 296. ISBN 1-85043-634-7. Retrieved 2010-03-18. "Awdal is mainly inhabited by the Gadabuursi confederation of clans. The Gadaabursi are concentrated in Awdal...."
External links [edit]
- SSC TIMES - Real Voice of Sool Sanaag Cayn - Awdalland
- The Emergence of Awdalland a Vital Reality Check for Secessionist One-Clan-Somaliland
- Somaliland is not ours any more. Awdalland is our own. A reply to Mudane Mo
- (Somali) Heestii Calanka Awdalland
- Doorashadii Madaxweynaha
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