Megagle Meygaagle | |
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Village | |
  Megagle Location in Somaliland  Megagle Megagle (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 8°28′N46°18′E / 8.467°N 46.300°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Togdheer |
| District | Buuhoodle |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Megagle (Somali : Meygaagle) is a village in the Togdheer province of Somaliland. It is located in Buuhoodle District, north by road from Buuhoodle and Sool Joogto on the Megagle Road. [1] [2]
Togdheer is an administrative region (gobol) in central Somaliland. Togdheer is bordered by Maroodi Jeex to the west, Saaxil to the north, Sanaag to the northeast, Sool to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Its capital is Burao.
The Puntland–Somaliland war is a ongoing War over the provinces of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn of Togdheer regions between the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and the Puntland state of Somalia.
Buuhoodle, also known as Bohotle, serves as a significant border town for the movement of goods between Khaatumo and the Somali Region of Ethiopia. The surrounding district is rich in livestock with growing agricultural activities.
Buhoodle District is a district in the Buuhoodle region of Somaliland. Its district capital is Buuhoodle.
Hudun is a historical town in the eastern Sool, region of Somalia, and the seat of the Hudun District. Khatumo has effectively controlled there since around 2023.
Qorilugud is a sizeable town in Togdheer region of Somaliland, located north by road from Buuhoodle. It is the second-largest town in Buuhoodle District after the district capital Buuhoodle.
Sool Joogto is a village in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. It comes under Buuhoodle District.
Widhwidh, also known as Widh Widh, is a town located in the Buuhoodle district of Cayn, Somalia.
Shululux is a village in Buuhoodle District, in the Togdheer Region of Somalia. The town was previously administered under the Sool Region. It is located north by road from Widhwidh.
Balanbaal is a town in the southern Togdheer region of Somaliland. It is located in the Burao District, northwest by road from Buuhoodle and south of Burco.
Saleban Essa Ahmed "Haglotosiye", is a prominent Somali politician who was the leader of the SSC Movement and served as Somaliland's Minister of Health.
Ahmed Mohamed Adan was the foreign minister of Somalia from 1990 until 1991. He was Somalia's Ambassador to the United States, Soviet Union, Britain, and the United Nations. He was the speaker of House of Representatives of Somaliland from 1997 to 2005.
Abdirashid Haji Duale Qambi is a Somali politician, who is currently serving as the Minister of Public Works and Housing of Somaliland. He is a long time standing politician and held many political positions since Somaliland declared its independence in 1991.
Wadamago is a historic town in Aynabo District, in the Sool region of Somaliland.
Odanleh, also spelt Odenleh is a town in Buhoodle District, in the Togdheer region of Somaliland.
The Somaliland National Army, is the land force and largest branch of the Somaliland Armed Forces is based in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa. The Somaliland National Army is composed entirely of professionals and volunteers due to the army not being mandatory of conscription. Some Somaliland battalions operate near the Puntland border due to a border dispute.
Cayn or Ayn is an administrative region that Puntland unilaterally declared to be established in the 2000s. However, there is Somaliland between Cayn and Puntland, and they do not directly border each other. Somaliland has legally designated this area as its territory as Buhoodle District. SSC-Khatumo, which declared its secession from Somaliland in 2023, claims the territories of Sanaag, Sool, and Cayn, as its name implies, and effectively controls Buuhoodle.
'SSC or HMB-SSCUnity and Salvation Authority of the SSC regions of Somalia' or HBM-SSC was the name of the self-proclaimed autonomous government of the Dhulbahante clan living between Somaliland and Puntland, which was active from 2009 to around 2012. It claimed possession of the so-called SSC regions of Sool (S), Sanaag (S), and Cayn (C).
Garad Abdullah Garaf Soofe Durraan, Garad, of the Ahmed Garad, the second most senior chief of the Farah Garad branch of the Dhulbahante clan of the Somali people. He was one of the elders of the Dhulbahante clan. In his later years, he often attended meetings as a representative of the Buuhoodle.
The Ethiopia–Somaliland border is almost as long as the one Ethiopia shares with the rest of Somalia, and Somaliland offers a buffer to Ethiopia against Al-Shabaab attack. Villages like Aleybedey are remote that lies to the border, and have semi-arid with a short rainy season, receiving about 650 millimeters of rain per year. Like Somalia, this border enjoyed vibrant economic interactions conducted by ethnically homogeneous Somalis.
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