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Waheen Market has been referred to as the lifeblood, and "economic centre of Hargeisa" by the city's mayor Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge. [1] The market is also the largest in Somaliland, [2] and was one of the largest in the Horn of Africa, being an important trading hub with financial links to other parts of the world including the Middle East, China, Asia, and Europe. [3]
The 2022 Waheen Market fire was a fire that took place in Hargeisa in the self-proclaimed nation of Somaliland on 1 April 2022. While there were no deaths, damages from the fire amounted to around USD $2 billion, [ 1 ] or 60% of Somaliland's GDP .
Hargeisa (/ h ɑːr ˈ ɡ eɪ s ə / har-GAY-sə; Somali: Hargeysa; Arabic: هرجيسا, romanized: Harjīsā) [4] [5] is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland, a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia.
Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow admits major breakthrough for Kyiv but warns troops face ‘hell fire’ Lydia Patrick,Tara Cobham and Athena Stavrou November 16, 2023 at 12:28 AM
In a video shared on Twitter, one Ukrainian soldier claimed forces have liberated the village of Davydiv Brid, among many others. These areas had been taken by the Russian military over a period ...
Hargeisa is situated on the Tug Marodijeh, the banks of which are well wooded, and as it can boast of an excellent climate all the year round, and is about half-way on the main route from Bulhar to Jig-jigga on the Abyssinian frontier, it is always likely to be of some importance to caravans.
Ukraine's troops have been forced to make a tactical retreat from three villages in the embattled east, the country's army chief said Sunday, warning of a worsening battlefield situation as ...
Hargeisa District (Somali: Degmada Hargeysa) is a Administrative District in the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Hargeisa . Other settlements in the district include Daarbuduq .