Hadaftimo
Hadaftimo | |
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Town | |
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  Hadaftimo Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 10°46′00″N 48°06′00″E / 10.76667°N 48.10000°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sanaag |
| District | Badhan |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Hadaftimo ([Hadaaftimo] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help)) is an historic town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland. It is home to many archaeological sites and ancient buildings.
History
Hadaftimo was briefly a part of the Maakhir administration in the late 2000s which mainly covered Badhan District area's, until it was officially incorporated into the Somaliland authority since late 2007. [1]
Overview
Hadaftimo is the seat of the current Sultan of Warsangali, Sultan Saed Sultan Abdisalam, a lineal descendant of Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire of the Warsangali Sultanate.
The town is situated near the city of Badhan, at a distance of approximately 30 km. For this reason, the two localities are sometimes referred to as Twin Cities.
In 1945 after the end of World War II a soldier part of the British Royal Army based in Liverpool named Mohamed Ali Jama came back to his homeland region of Sanaag to rebuild Hadaaftimo. He constructed the road between Hadaaftimo and Erigavo with his British partners. He was the bridge between Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire and the British Monarchy.
Hadaftimo was briefly a part of the Maakhir administration in the late 2000s which mainly covered Badhan District area's, until it was officially incorporated into the Somaliland authority since late 2007. [2]
Education
Hadaftimo has a number of academic institutions. According to the Somaliland Ministry of Education, secondary schools in the area include Hadaftimo Secondary School .[3] < also there is two primary and Intermediate School Named both by elders ruled in the Territory of Sanaag > < Sultan Abdisalam Primary and Intermediate School> <Caaqil Tafadal Primary and Intermediate School> < Tayo Primary and Intermediate School> and instititude of sharia named khadija bintu khuwayla>
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References
- ^ {{cite web|https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=wPlgycWcpzAC&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq=Somaliland+control+sanaag&source=bl&ots=k67Rxz3bhv&sig=tY1kayTQtBLINEkfP6YtK_ZwLBg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjg5NeVs6TVAhXnAcAKHTQtAawQ6AEIVTAG#v=onepage&q=Somaliland%20control%20sanaag&f=false
- ^ {{cite web|http://www.qurbejoog.com/somaliland-takes-over-the-control-of-badhan-in-eastern-sanaag/
- ^ "Puntland - Secondary schools". Ministry of Education of Puntland. Retrieved 26 May 2013.