Sheikh District Degmada Sheekh | |
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 Location of Berbera district in Sahil, Somaliland | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sahil |
| Capital | Sheikh |
| Elevation | 1,500 [1] m (4,921 ft) |
| Population (2005) [2] | |
| • Total | 33,625 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Sheikh District (Somali : Degmada Sheekh) is a district in the Sahil region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Sheikh. [3] The district was part of Togdheer region until 1998, when the Sheikh District was incorporated into the Sahil region. [4]
Sheikh is primarily inhabited by people from the Isamusa ethnic group, with the clan eponyms of sub-divisions of Mohammed Isa especially well-represented. [5]
As with many other areas in the Somaliland interior, Sheikh is noted for its numerous historical structures and mountainous scenery.
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east. Its claimed territory has an area of 176,120 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), with approximately 6.2 million people as of 2024. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa.
Awdal is an administrative region (gobol) in western Somaliland. It was separated from Woqooyi Galbeed and became a province in 1984 and is the most northwesterly province of Somaliland. To the east it borders Maroodi Jeex and Sahil; to its north-west it borders Djibouti; to its south and south-west lies Ethiopia; and the Gulf of Aden to its north. The province has an estimated population of 1,010,566. The region comprises the four districts of Borama, the regional capital, Baki, Lughaya, and Zeila.
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.
Marodi Jeh is an administrative region (gobol) in western Somaliland. It is the most populous region of the country. It is bordered by Awdal to the west, Sahil to the north, Togdheer to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Marodi Jeh was created by splitting the previously existing region (gobolka). In 2007 the region of Woqooyi Galbeed was renamed to Maroodi Jeex.
Greater Somalia sometimes also called Greater Somaliland is the geographic location comprising the regions in the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis live and have historically inhabited.
The Isaaq is a major Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory.
The regions of Somaliland is divided into six administrative regions, Awdal, Sahil, Maroodi-Jeeh, Togdheer, Sanaag and Sool. These are in turn subdivided into twenty-two districts. Regions of Somaliland are the primary geographical divisions through which Somaliland is administered. A distinction is made between districts of grades A, B, C and D, with the classification being based on population, area, economy and production.
The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to Somaliland:
Sheikh, is a city in central Somaliland. Sheikh is the capital of the Sheikh district in the region/province Sahil. It lies at an altitude of some 1430 m in the Golis Mountains, roughly halfway between the larger cities of Berbera and Burao .
The broader Sheikh District has a total population of about 33,625 residents.
The Districts of Somaliland are second-level administrative subdivisions of Somaliland, below the level of region. There are a total of 22 district, each district is rated A, B, C, or D according to population, budget, and economic scale with the highest being A grade. The district where the state capital is located is always Class A. The region with the most districts is Sanaag region (5), while the region with the fewest is Sahil region (2).
El Afweyn District is a district in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at El Afweyn.
Erigavo District is a district in the central Sanaag region of Somaliland. It is the largest and most populous district in Sanaag. Its capital lies at Erigavo.
Taleh District is a district in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Taleh, the former headquarters of the Somali Dervish State.
Burao District is a district of the Togdheer region in central Somaliland. Its capital lies at Burao.
Hargeisa City is a Capital City in the Maroodi Jeex region in Somaliland. Its capital lies at Hargeisa. Other settlements in the district include Daarbuduq.
Gabiley District is a district in the Maroodi Jeex province of Somaliland, with its capital in Gabiley.
Berbera District is a district of the Sahil province in Somaliland. Its capital lies at Berbera.
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Sahil is an administrative region (gobol) in northern Somaliland with the port city of Berbera as its capital. It was separated from Woqooyi Galbeed and became a province in 1991. In 1998, the Sheikh District of Togdheer was incorporated into Sahil region. The region has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north. Sahil borders Awdal to the northwest, Maroodi Jeex to the southwest, Togdheer to the south and Sanaag to the east.
The Government of the Republic of Somaliland (JSL) is the central government of Somaliland. The Government of Somaliland consists of legislative, executive, and judicial branches, each of which functions independently from the others. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Somaliland, adopted in 2001. It is a unitary state. The seat of the government is located in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland.
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