Dilla ديلا | |
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Town | |
![]() Skyline in Dilla c. 2023 | |
Coordinates: 9°46′46″N43°20′40″E / 9.77944°N 43.34444°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Awdal |
District | Baki |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Climate | BSh |
Dilla is a town located in the western Awdal region of Somaliland. It lies between the city of Borama and Kalabaydh town. The town is presently part of Baki district. [1]
There is no census on the town population, but the district of Baki has a population of 96,885 people. [2] Dilla is exclusively inhabited by the Mohamuud Nuur, one of the two sub divisions of Reer Nuur, a subclan of the Gadabuursi. [3] [4]
R. J. Hayward and I. M. Lewis (2005) both state that Dilla is the major town and region of the Reer Mohamuud Nuur:
"The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila." [5]
Dila is also a rural town and part of the Baki district.
The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila.