Aynaba District

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Aynabo
Saraar
District
Aynabo in Sool (Somaliland).svg
Location of Aynabo district within Sool, Somaliland
CountryFlag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland
Region Sool
Capital Aynabo
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
75,702 [1]
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Aynabo District (Somali : Degmada Caynaba), colloquially known as Sarar (Somali : Saraar), is a district in the northern Sool region of Somaliland. [2] Its capital lies at Aynabo. [2] Other settlements in the district includes Wadaamagoo, War Idaad, Berkad Ali Hersi, Godheeli, Habariheshay, Ceeldhaab, Fadhiyar, Oog, Badweyn, Gowsaweyne and Qoridheere.

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Oil exploration

The northern section of the district is home to Block SL10B/13. In November 2019, Genel Energy presented its estimation of the block's potential. It concluded the existence of active petroleum system and several stacked oil reserves within the block adding up to 1.3 billion barrels of oil. Full field development will have daily output of 50,000 barrels of oil. [3] In December 2021, Genel Energy signed a farm-out deal with OPIC Somaliland Corporation, backed by Taiwan’s CPC Corporation, on the SL10B/13 block. [4] According to Genel, the block could contain more than 5 billion barrels of prospective resources. [4]

Demography

The total population of the district is 75,702 residents.

The majority of the district is primarily inhabited by people from the Isaaq and to a smaller extent by the Dhulbahante, with the Musa Abokor And Omar Jibril Habarjeclo sub-clan of the Isaaq well represented. [5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Districts of Somalia".
  3. ↑ "Somaliland Block SL10B/13" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 Reed, Ed (2021-12-20). "Genel reaches East African farm-out with Taiwan's CPC". Energy Voice. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. ↑ "EASO Country of Origin Information Report Somalia Security Situation" (PDF). Retrieved 10 March 2020. the Isaaq subclan Habar Jeelo lives in the Caynabo district


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