Masagan

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Masagan
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Masagan
Masagan (Somalia)
Coordinates: 10°28′2″N47°26′32″E / 10.46722°N 47.44222°E / 10.46722; 47.44222
CountryFlag of Somalia.svg  Somalia
Region Sanaag
District Erigavo District
Population
 (2016)
  Total3,000
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Masagan is a town in the Erigavo District of Sanaag region of Somalia.

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Climate

Situated at sea level, Masagan has a Subtropical desert environment.[ citation needed ] Sanaag's yearly temperature is 24.01 °C (75.22 °F) and it is - 3.9% below Somalia's midpoints.[ citation needed ] Masagan commonly gets around 121.02 millimeters (4.76 inches) of precipitation and has 140.35 of rainy days (38.45% of the time) every year.[ citation needed ]

History

In 2013, a local Islamic madrasah was built serving the residents belonging to the Waylaxidh village of Masagan, serving kindergarten age residents. It was inaugurated by the local clan elder and politician Ismail Ahmed Ali-Suudi. [1]

Local communities belonging to the central and southern areas of the Sanaag region volunteered to build a road connecting their towns to the city of Erigavo, which includes Masagan and its villages. [2]

Demographics

The city of Masagan is primarily inhabited by the Mohamoud Garad branch of the Dhulbahante clan, predominantly by the Naleye Ahmed sub-lineages of the Ugaadhyahan.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Media, ELSAR. "Degaanka Waylaxidh Masagan Ee Konfurta Ceerigaabo Oo Xadhiga La Jaray Dhismaha Malcaamad Cusub sax" . Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. Media, Barkhad (2016). "Daawo" Gaadiidleeyda Ceerigaabo Oo Iskaa Wax U Qabaso U Dhisaya Wadad Xagal E M,Cerigaabo". YouTube (in Somali). Erigavo District. Retrieved 26 October 2023.