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Arabsiyo

Coordinates: 9°41′N 43°46′E / 9.683°N 43.767°E / 9.683; 43.767
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Arabsiyo
Arabsiyo is located in Somaliland
Arabsiyo
Arabsiyo
Location in Somaliland
Coordinates: 9°41′N 43°46′E / 9.683°N 43.767°E / 9.683; 43.767
Country Somaliland
RegionMaroodi Jeex
DistrictGabiley District
Time zone+3

Arabsiyo is a town in the Maroodi Jeex province of Somaliland.[1] The town is located about 30 km west of Hargeisa.

Overview

Local dignitaries inspect the construction of the road from Arabsiyo to Allaybaday in the Gebiley District

Arabsiyo has a three valleys located on the West, Central and on the Eastern of the city with a number of farming villages such as Huluq, Agamsa, Gogol-wanaag, Beeyo-Qalooce, Dhagaxmadoobe, Biyomacaan, Laas Xadhaadh and Gogeysa towards Gabiley city.




Demographics

Arabsiyo is primarily inhabited by the Jibril Abokor sub-division of Sa’ad Musse sub-clan of the Isaaq well represented.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld - Somaliland: Information on the location of an area or town in northern Somalia called Arabsiyo, on the dominant clan in the area, on any reports of fighting between the Habar Awal and the Garhadjis or Garhaxis in 1995, and on current conditions in the area". Refworld.
  2. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld - Somalia: Information on the ethnic composition in Gabiley (Gebiley) in 1987-1988". Refworld.
  3. ^ Phillips, Sarah. "Political Settlements and State Formation: The Case of Somaliland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 4 June 2017.

9°41′N 43°46′E / 9.683°N 43.767°E / 9.683; 43.767