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Hawd Region

Coordinates: 09°01′00″N 44°01′00″E / 9.01667°N 44.01667°E / 9.01667; 44.01667
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Hawd Region was a region in Somaliland. The Hawd Region was created by President Dahir Riyale Kahin on May 15, 2008.[1]

It sits at a DMS latitude of 8° 0 min 0 sec and a DMS longitude of 46° 30 min 0 sec.[2] Its capital is the town of Baligubadle.

The Haud is primarily inhabited by the Isaaq clan, most notably the Arap and the Habar Awal its part of the wider Isaaq family's core traditional territory.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "Madaxweynaha oo Gobol Cusub U Magacaabay Baligubadle" (in Somali). Archived from the original on 7 December 2008.
  2. ^ Hawd - region (Somalia)
  3. ^ "UNDP EMERGENCIES UNIT FOR ETHIOPIA". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  4. ^ "REPORT ON MISSION TO". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-16.

09°01′00″N 44°01′00″E / 9.01667°N 44.01667°E / 9.01667; 44.01667