Asha Addo | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Asha Addo Location in Somaliland  Asha Addo Asha Addo (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 11°10′28″N43°26′19″E / 11.17444°N 43.43861°E Coordinates: 11°10′28″N43°26′19″E / 11.17444°N 43.43861°E [1] | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Zeila |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 421 |
Asha Addo (Somali : Caashacado) is a town located in Awdal, Somaliland.
As of 2012, the population of Asha Addo has been estimated to be 421. The town inhabitants belong to the Somali ethnic group, with the Gadabuursi and Issa clan sharing the town. [2]
Awdal is an administrative region (gobol) in western Somaliland. It was separated from Woqooyi Galbeed and became a province in 1984 and is the most northwesterly province of Somaliland. To the east it borders Maroodi Jeex and Sahil; to its north-west it borders Djibouti; to its south and south-west lies Ethiopia; and the Gulf of Aden to its north. The province has an estimated population of 673,263. The region comprises the four districts of Borama, the regional capital, Baki, Lughaya, and Zeila.
Zeila, also known as Zaila or Zayla, is a historical port town in the western Awdal region of Somaliland.
Gabiley, also known as Gebiley, is a city in the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland.
The Gadabuursi, also known as Samaroon, is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.
Borama is the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia.
Sitti Zone, formerly known as Shinile, is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia.
The Issa is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.
Awbare, officially known as Teferi Ber, is one of the woredas of the Fafan Zone in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Awbare is bordered on the southwest by Jijiga, on the west by the Sitti Zone, on the east by Somaliland, and on the southeast by Kebri Beyah. Cities and towns in the Awbare district include Awbare, Awbube, Sheder, Lefe Isa, Derwernache, Gogti, Jaare and Heregel.
Lughaya is a coastal town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland.
Awbare, officially known as Teferi Ber and called after its patron Saint Awbare, is a town in eastern Ethiopia located in the Fafan Zone of the Somali Region, near the border with Somaliland on the main trade route between Jijiga and the sea. It is the administrative center or the capital of Awbare.
The Somali languages form a group that are part of the Afro-Asiatic language family. They are spoken as a mother tongue by ethnic Somalis in Horn of Africa and the Somali diaspora. Even with linguistic differences, Somalis collectively view themselves as speaking dialects of a common language.
Baki District is a district in the Awdal region of western Somaliland.
Borama District is a district of the Awdal region in Somaliland.
Lughaya District is a district of the Awdal region in Somaliland. Lughaya District has a total population of 101,104 residents.
Zeila District is a district in western Somaliland. Its capital is at Zeila.
Gerisa is a town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland.
Jarahorato is a village in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland.
Harirad is a town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. It is about 87 kilometers northwest of Borama and 3 km (2 mi) north of the border with Ethiopia. With an elevation of 972 meters above sea level, the settlement sprawls on a wide basin surrounded by granite mountains on all sides.
Abdol Ghadar is a town located in western Awdal, Somaliland.
The Makayl-Dheere also known as Makaahiil-Dheere (Makayldheere), is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Makahiil sub-clan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan family.
The actual population figure in the region is unknown but a rough estimation provided by WHO estimates 210,000 persons in the whole region (WHO and UNICEF, 1999) of which a large majority (more than 65%) are livestock dependent pastoralists. The two dominant clans are the Gadabuursi and Issa who both have strong kinship and economic relationship with Djibouti and Region 5 of Ethiopia.
 | This Somaliland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
