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God Caanood | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 10°6′42″N47°18′23″E / 10.11167°N 47.30639°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Sanaag |
District | Erigavo |
Population (2002 [1] ) | |
• Total | 1,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Sada Mire, Mapping the Archaeology of Somaliland: Religion, Art, Script, Time, Urbanism, Trade and Empire, March 2015African Archaeological Review 32(1):111-136 |
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