Xudun | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Xudun Location in Somaliland. | |
| Coordinates: 9°6′45″N47°27′38″E / 9.11250°N 47.46056°E Coordinates: 9°6′45″N47°27′38″E / 9.11250°N 47.46056°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sool |
| District | Xudun |
| Population (2007) [1] | |
| • Total | 3,258 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Xudun or Hudun (Somali : Xudun) is a historical town in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland, and the seat of the Xudun District. [2]
Located in southeast Somaliland, Xudun lies 59 kilometres north by road from the provincial capital of Las Anod. [3]
According to the Ministry of National Planning and Development in Somaliland, there are 9 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the Xudun District. [4]
On February 15, 1960, before Somaliland's independence, the first democratic elections were held in British Somaliland, and Ibrahim Eid was selected as the representative from Xudun. [5]
The Somaliland government did not hold polls here during the 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election, citing Xudun as a disputed territory. [6]
In March 2012, the militant group Al-Shabaab near Xudun was exterminated by Somali Federal Army and Ethiopian Army. [7]
In November 2012, the president of Khatumo State declared victory in the battle against the Somaliland army in Xudun. [8]
In January 2013, Khatumo militia based in southern Xudun were defeated and displaced by Somaliland forces. [9] The captured militia were imprisoned in Burao. [10]
In August 2017, the Somaliland government held a voting process for national elections in Xudun, which was opposed by Xudun residents as belonging to Puntland, and fighting took place between the Somaliland army and local forces in Xudun. [11]
In May 2021, voter turnout in Xudun and other Dhulbahante clan-inhabited areas in the Somaliland parliamentary election was significantly higher than in the previous election in 2005. [12]
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