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Woqooyi Galbeed is mainly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with Sa'ad Musse and Isse Musse sub-clans of [[Habr Awal]] well represented.<ref>Anatomy of Violence: Understanding the Systems of Conflict and Violence in Africa, Belachew Gebrewold. </ref> |
Woqooyi Galbeed is mainly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with Sa'ad Musse and Isse Musse sub-clans of [[Habr Awal]] well represented.<ref>Anatomy of Violence: Understanding the Systems of Conflict and Violence in Africa, Belachew Gebrewold. </ref> |
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It's also inhabited by a sizeable minority of [[Eidagale]] and [[Arap]] sub-divisions of [[Isaaq]] clan.<ref>A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa|last=Lewis|first=I. M.|date=1999-01-01|publisher=James Currey Publishers|year=|isbn=9780852552803|location=|pages=P. 109.</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Dostal|first1=Walter|title=Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean|date=2005|page=296|accessdate=28 May 2017}}</ref> |
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Woqooyi Galbeed | |
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 Location in Somaliland . | |
| Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E / 6.11306°N 47.98806°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Capital | Hargeisa |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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) located in northwestern Somaliland.[1] [2] It is considered to be the most populous region in Somalia.
Overview
Marrodi Jeex or Waqooyi Galbeed is bordered by Ethiopia to the south, the Somaliand region of Awdal to the west, Togdheer to the east, and the Gulf of Aden to the north. The highest point in the region is Buurta Wagar (2004 meters), which rises southeast of Berbera. Its capital is Hargeisa. It is known to be a very strategic region with rich farmlands and large ports.
Demographics
The Woqooyi Galbeed region has a total population of 2.4 million residents.
Woqooyi Galbeed is mainly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with Sa'ad Musse and Isse Musse sub-clans of Habr Awal well represented.[3]
It's also inhabited by a sizeable minority of Eidagale and Arap sub-divisions of Isaaq clan.[4][5]
Districts
The Woqooyi Galbeed region consists of three districts:[6]
Major cities
References
- ^ Regions of Somaliland
- ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ Anatomy of Violence: Understanding the Systems of Conflict and Violence in Africa, Belachew Gebrewold.
- ^ A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa|last=Lewis|first=I. M.|date=1999-01-01|publisher=James Currey Publishers|year=|isbn=9780852552803|location=|pages=P. 109.
- ^ Dostal, Walter (2005). Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. p. 296.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ "Wooqoyi Galbeed Region" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2013.
External links
Maroodi Jeex travel guide from Wikivoyage
