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Dilla

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Dilla ديلا
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	Dilla Location in Somaliland Dilla Dilla (Somaliland)
	Coordinates: 9°46′41.8″N 43°20′47.6″E / 9.778278°N 43.346556°E
Country	Somaliland
Region	Awdal
District	Borama
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Climate	BSh
Website	Dilla Press;

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Dilla is a town located in the western Awdal region of Somaliland. It lies between the city of Borama and Kalabaydh town. The town is presently part of Baki district.

Demographics

There is no census on the town population, but the district of Dilla has a population of 96,885 people.^[1] Dilla is exclusively inhabited by the Mohamuud Nuur, one of the two sub divisions of Reer Nuur, a clan of the Makahiil Gadabuursi.^[2]^[3]

R.J Hayward and I.M. Lewis (2005) both state that Dilla is the major town and region of the Reer Mohamuud Nuur:

"The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila."^[4]

References

^ http://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.
^ Lewis, I. M. (1999-01-01). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 110. ISBN 9780852552803.
^ Dostal, Walter (2005). Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. p. 296.
^ Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753. The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila.

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[1] ttp://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.

[2] Lewis, I. M. (1999-01-01). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 110. ISBN 9780852552803.

[3] Dostal, Walter (2005). Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. p. 296.

[4] Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753. The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila.

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-'''Dilla''' is a town located in the western [[Awdal]] region of [[Somaliland]]. It is bordered between to 2 cities, [[Borama]] and [[Kalabaydh]].
+'''Dilla''' is a town located in the western [[Awdal]] region of [[Somaliland]]. It lies between the city of [[Borama]] and [[Kalabaydh]] town. The town is presently part of [[Baki District|Baki]] district.
 ==Demographics==