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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.
Hargeisa City (Somali: Caasimada Hargeysa) is a Capital City in the Maroodi Jeex region in Somaliland. Its capital lies at Hargeisa . Other settlements in the district include Daarbuduq .
Marodi Jeh (Somali: Maroodi Jeex, Arabic: مرودي جيح) is an administrative region in western Somaliland. [3] 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).
Somaliland nationality law defines who is a Somaliland citizen, [169] as well as the procedures by which one may be naturalised into Somaliland citizenship or renounce it. [ 170 ] The Somaliland government continues to apply the 1962 penal code of the Somali Republic.
Naasa Hablood (Somali: Naaso Hablood), also known as Two Breasts Mountain, are twin hills situated in Maroodi Jeex, Somalia. Located on the outskirts of the city of Hargeisa, they are made up of granite and sand. The hills were dubbed Naasa Hablood (lit. "girl's breasts") due to their distinctive conical shape and resemblance to thelarchic ...
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]
26 June District (Somali: Degmada 26 June) is a district in Hargeisa, Somaliland. It is one of the eight administrative districts of Hargeisa City. [1] [2] June 26 is the date of independence of British Somaliland as the State of Somaliland in 1960. [3] Situated in it are Radio Hargeisa, and the Gobonimo market. [4]
It is known for its agricultural and farming industry, and is where most of Somaliland's crops are produced. Crops grown in the area include apples, oranges, bananas, corn, pears, maize, wheat, barley, beans, lemon, peas, groundnuts, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, garlic, salad and cabbages, broccoli, watermelon, papaya and many other types of ...