Hudun District

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Hudun District
Degmada Xudun
Somali veterinary technician carrying a camel calf in the rural of Xudun district, Sool, Somalia.jpg
A camel calf in Hudun District
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Location of Hudun district within Sool, Somalia
CountryFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Flag of Khaatumo State of Somalia.svg  Khatumo
Region Sool
Capital Hudun
Population
 (2005) [1]
  Total18,785
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Hudun District (Somali : Degmada Xudun) is a historical district in the Sool region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Hudun. The border between Hudun District and Las Anod District goes through the town of Buur Anod, also called Buur Caanood, a town that lies in between the towns of Dib Shabeel to the north, and Daryaha (Daryaha) to the south. [2] This was the site of the largest battle between Dervish and colonial forces in 1904. [3]

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  1. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs . United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/120222_OCHASom_Administrative_Map_Sool_LaasCaanood_A3.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  3. Into Africa with Margaret Laurence - Fiona Sparrow · 1992, p 75