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Woqooyi Galbeed
Woqooyi Galbeed
Region
	Overview of Hargeisa.
	Location in Somalia.
Country	Somalia; Somaliland;
Capital	Hargeisa
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

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Woqooyi Galbeed ([Woqooyi Galbeed] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Arabic: وقويي جالبيد), also known as Maroodi Jeex, is an administrative region (gobol) in northwestern Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Somaliland macro-region.^[1]

Overview

Woqooyi Galbeed is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, the Somali regions of Awdal, Sanaag and Togdheer, and the Gulf of Aden. The highest point in the region is Mount Buuraha Wagar (2004 meters), which rises southeast of Berbera. Its capital is Hargeisa.

Districts

The Woqooyi Galbeed region consists of three districts:^[2]

Woqooyi Galbeed was later renamed Maroodi Jeex by the Somaliland regional administration.

Major cities

Notes

^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
^ "Wooqoyi Galbeed Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2013.

External links

Maroodi Jeex travel guide from Wikivoyage

Administrative map of Woqooyi Galbeed

[Cwfsom-1] "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

[Wgr-2] "Wooqoyi Galbeed Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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-|leader_name            = Mahamed Mahamud Ali (Jeeniyare)<ref>http://www.somalilandsun.com/index.php/component/content/article/2249-somaliland-president-silanyo-negates-clan-affiliation-as-qualification-for-regional-governorship</ref>
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-'''Woqooyi Galbeed''' ({{lang-so|''Woqooyi Galbeed''}}, {{lang-ar|وقويي جالبيد}}), currently known as'''Maroodi Jeex''', is an administrative region (''[[Administrative divisions of Somaliland|gobol]]'') in northwestern [[Somaliland]]. It is situated in the [[De facto]]  Republic of  [[Somaliland]] <ref name="Cwfsom">{{cite web|title=Somalia|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|location=Langley, Virginia|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html|accessdate=6 December 2013}}</ref>
+'''Woqooyi Galbeed''' ({{lang-so|''Woqooyi Galbeed''}}, {{lang-ar|وقويي جالبيد}}), also known as '''Maroodi Jeex''', is an administrative region (''[[Administrative divisions of Somalia|gobol]]'') in northwestern [[Somalia]]. It is situated in the autonomous [[Somaliland]] macro-region.<ref name="Cwfsom">{{cite web|title=Somalia|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|location=Langley, Virginia|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html|accessdate=6 December 2013}}</ref>
 ==Overview==
-Maroodi jeex  is bordered by [[Ethiopia]] to the south, the Somaliland regions of [[Gabiley]], [[Saaxil]] and [[daadmadheedh]], and the [[Gulf of Aden]]. The highest point in the region is Mount gaanlibah (2004 meters), which rises east of [[Hargeisa]].The capital of maroodi jeex  is [[Hargeisa]].
+Woqooyi Galbeed is bordered by [[Ethiopia]] to the south, the Somali regions of [[Awdal]], [[Sanaag]] and [[Togdheer]], and the [[Gulf of Aden]]. The highest point in the region is Mount Buuraha Wagar (2004 meters), which rises southeast of [[Berbera]]. Its capital is [[Hargeisa]].
 ==Districts==
+The Woqooyi Galbeed region consists of three districts:<ref name="Wgr">{{cite web|title=Wooqoyi Galbeed Region|url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/121024_Administrative_Map_Wooqoyi%20Galbeed_A4.pdf|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref>
-The Woqooyi Galbeed region consists of two
- districts <ref name="Wgr">{{cite web|title=Wooqoyi Galbeed Region|url=http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/121024_Administrative_Map_Wooqoyi%20Galbeed_A4.pdf|accessdate=30 December 2013}}</ref>
-*[[Salahley]]
+*[[Berbera District]]
+*[[Gabiley District]]
 *[[Hargeisa District]]
+Woqooyi Galbeed was later renamed ''Maroodi Jeex'' by the Somaliland regional administration.
-Formerly known as woqooyi Galbeed, it was later renamed ''Maroodi Jeex'' by the Somaliland government, its currently comprimises the capital "Hargeisa" and [[Salahley]] districts. during the [[ Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal]] term berbera was made the capital of sahil region, in 2008 [[Gabiley]] became regional capital of the newly created Gabiley region   by  Dahir Rayale's UDUB government. <ref> www.somalilandtimes.net/sl/2008/322/080.shtml</ref> <ref>saredo.org/Sahil.html </ref>
 ==Major cities==
+*[[Berbera]]
+*[[Gabiley]]
 *[[Hargeisa]]
-*[[Salahlay]]
+*[[Wajaale]]
 ==Notes==
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 *[http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/121024_Administrative_Map_Wooqoyi%20Galbeed_A4.pdf Administrative map of Woqooyi Galbeed]
-{{Somaliland Regions}}
+{{Somalia Regions}}
-[[Category:Regions of Somaliland]]
+[[Category:Regions of Somalia]]
 [[Category:Woqooyi Galbeed| ]]