Puntland,officially the Puntland State of Somalia,is a Federal Member State in northeastern Somalia. The capital city is the city of Garoowe in the Nugal region,and its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998. Puntland had a population of 4,334,633 in 2016. Geographically to the west,Puntland lays claim to the intra-46th meridian territories that were outside European colonial rule during parts of the Scramble for Africa period.
Qardho,also known as Gardo,is a city in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia,a district within the autonomous state of Puntland.
The Awrtable is a Somali sub-clan from the Darod clan.
Badhan,also known as Baran is a city in the Sanaag region of Puntland state of Somalia.
Osman Mahmoud is a Somali sub-clan and is one of the largest sub-clans within the major Majeerteen Harti confederation of Darod. The sub-clan is most renowned for its rich history within Somalia,That of which include sultanates such as the Majeerteen Sultanate and Hobyo Sultanate.
Mindigale is a town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
(buuhoodle/بوهدلى/ბუჰუდლი) is the capital city of cayn regin in khaatumo it is also one of the Largest cities in Togdheer region of Somalia,it's know for the red soil and it's wealthy history of Poetry and popular poets.
Habarshiro is one of the largest towns in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Badhan District is a district located in the Sanaag country of Somaliland. Its capital is Badhan.
Widhwidh,also known as Widh Widh,is a town located in the Buuhoodle district of Togdheer,ssc-khaatumo.
Qaw,also known as Bandar Siyada,is a populated place in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia.
Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar,also known as Abdihakin Abdullahi Omar Amey,is a Somali politician. Former Vice President of Puntland.
Events of 2018 in Somaliland.
Mahamed Abdiqadir was the eighth Grand Sultan of the Isaaq Sultanate.
Ahmed Abdi Mohamud Sugulle "Habsade" is a Puntland and Somaliland politician. He was a decorated Colonel in the Somali Armed Forces and the second in command of the Somali Custodial Corps equivalent to that of the Italian Arma dei Carabinieri but the Custodial Corps fall under the Ministry of the Interior and are part of the Police Force. A politician and respected elder later in life (he was instrumental in the founding of Somaliland and became the Speaker of the Somaliland House of Representatives. In 1998,he was appointed Minister of the Interior of Puntland but was dismissed in 2007 after a conflict with Mohamud Muse Hersi,who became President of Puntland in 2006. In 2007,he brought Somaliland troops into Las Anod,leading to Somaliland's effective control of the Sool region. He served as various Somaliland Ministers of state from 2008. In 2014,Abdiweli Gaas became President of Puntland and he come back to Puntland.
Balli Ad is a town in Buhoodle District of Togdheer region in Somalia.
Sayidomar Aden Guled is a Somali politician. He is the State Minister of Health of the Puntland State of Somalia,and was sworn in on 17 February 2016.
Haji Salah is a town in Togdheer,Somaliland,bordering Ethiopia. The town is classified as a Class D district by the Somaliland government. Bilciljabe village is located just northeast of the town.
General Jim’ale Jama Takar,;is a Somali military official and the chief commander of the 2nd Commando Battalion of Danab Force.
The 2024 Puntland presidential election was held on 8 January 2024 in Garoowe,the administrative capital of the autonomous state of Puntland in Somalia. This marks the fifth election since the state's formation in 1998. Preceding the election,a new Parliament Speaker and Deputy Speaker was held on 4 January 2024,by the House of Representatives of Puntland. The pool of candidates comprises officials from the current Puntland administration,former government ministers,and notable local entrepreneurs.
