Lughaya
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| Lughaya | |
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 Lughaya
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| Coordinates: 10°41′N 43°56′E / 10.683°N 43.933°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Awdal |
| Time zone | East Africa Time (UTC+3) |
Lughaya is a hot and dry coastal town on the Guban coast in the Awdal province of Somalia. Local control of the city is disputed between Awdalland, a proposed autonomous state, and Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.
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[edit] Location
Lughaya is located about 200 km to the north of Berbera and about 50 km south of the main port of Djibouti (city). It is the biggest town in the Lughaya District.
[edit] Demographics
The people of Lughaya district are mostly nomads and farmers. The entire district has a population of around 75,000 with the majority belonging to the Maxamed Case sub-clan of the Gadabuursi clan.[1]
[edit] Administrative divisions
Major towns in the Lughaya district are:
- Lughaya
- Garaaca
- Kalowle
- Saba-Wanaag
- Garba-Dadar
- Gargaara Bari
- Geerisa
- Beeyo-Cadaadeed
- Balayga
- Fardaha
- Karuura
- Waraqa Dhigta
- Sheed Dheer
- Osoli
- Teeb
- Buulo-Xareed
- Qudhacood
- Laan-Cawaale
- Maame
- Xoog-Faras
- Iddo-Caddays
- Beeyo-Kulul
- Gab
- Xajiinle
- Ceel Helay
- Hulka
- Damasha
- Cabdi Geedi
- Ceel Sheek
- Bidhaadley
[edit] References
- ^ Center for Creative Solutions (May 31, 2004), Ruin and Renewal: The Story of Somaliland, Hargeisa: Center for Creative Solutions, http://www.mbali.info/doc124.htm, retrieved September 21, 2010, "So too is the boundary of Lughaya district whose predominant (if not exclusive) inhabitants are today Gadabursi."
