Garadag District

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Garadag District
Degmada Garadag
Garadag District.svg
Location of Garadag District within Sanaag, Somaliland
CountryFlag of Somaliland.svg  Somaliland
Region Sanaag
Capital Garadag
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Garadag District (Somali : Degmada Garadag) is a district in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Garadag. [1] [2]

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Demographics

The district is wholly dominated by the Reer Iidle Musa Abokor subdivision of the Habr Je'lo clan, part of the wider Isaaq clan-family. [3]

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References

  1. admin (2021-06-02). "NEC Starts to release Provisional Results of 5 electoral districts". Somaliland Standard. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  2. "Life on the edge in drought-stricken Somaliland | Islamic Relief Worldwide" . Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  3. "Shacabka Degmada Garadag oo Soo Dhaweeyey Murrashaxa KULMIYE iyo Weftigiisa, Geedka Taariikhiga ahna Ku Qaabilay" . Retrieved 2021-08-04.