Fiqifuliye | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 10°01′35″N47°46′52″E / 10.02639°N 47.78111°E | |
Country | Somalia |
Region | Sanaag |
District | Fiqifuliye District |
Population (2016) [1] | |
• Total | 1,800 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Fiqifuliye is a town in the Fiqifuliye District of Sanaag region of Somaliland. Inhabited by the Cabdale Xaamud branch of Muuse Ismaciil Habaryoonis Clan
On June 1, 1993, a meeting between the Habar Yoonis and the Dhulbahante clans was held in Fiqifuliye, and the Habar Yoonis clan agreed to invite the Dhulbahante clan to the upcoming clan meeting in Erigavo. [2]
In July 2013, in Fiqifuliye, more than 600 militiamen who had previously been on the Khatumo State side announced that they would join the Somaliland army. [3] [4]
In March 2016, the Puntland Drought Relief Committee (based in Bosaso) dispatched a water truck as a first aid response to the drought around Fiqifuliye. [5]
In December 2018, Somaliland's Sanaag Governor Maxamed Axmed Caalin (Tiimbaro) visited Fiqifuliye and promised to initiate government projects. [6]
In October 2020, a hospital was fundeded in Fiqifuliye with donations from the diaspora. The Somaliland Ministry of Health is considering providing funding. [7]
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