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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.
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, [b] 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. [ 6 ]
Marodi Jeh (Somali: Maroodi Jeex, Arabic: مرودي جيح), formerly known as Woqooyi Galbeed (lit. North West) [3] [4] [5] is an administrative region in western Somaliland. [6] 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 ...
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 .
The Isaaq genocide (Somali: Xasuuqii beesha Isaaq; Arabic: الإبادة الجماعية لقبيلة إسحاق), [7] [8] also known as the Hargeisa Holocaust, [8] [9] [10] was the systematic, state-sponsored genocide of Isaaq civilians between 1987 and 1989 by the Somali Democratic Republic, under the dictatorship of Siad Barre, during the Somaliland War of Independence.
The destruction of Hargeisa and Burao (Somali: duqayntii Hargeysa iyo Burco) occurred in 1988 during the Somaliland War of Independence.It was part of a counteroffensive launched by the Somali government under President Mohamed Siad Barre against the Somali National Movement (SNM), an opposition group active in northern Somalia (modern-day Somaliland).
Ibrahim ensured adequate clan representation to truly create a lasting peace in Somaliland. [20] Hargeisa has grown to become a vibrant cultural hub and is the current capital of Somaliland. The eponymously named neighborhood of Sheikh Madar today in Hargeisa is one of the oldest in the city and the site of the original jama'a falls in the area ...
The Laas Geel complex on the outskirts of Hargeisa in northwestern Somaliland dates back around 5,000 years, and has rock art depicting both wild animals and decorated cows. [24] Other cave paintings are found in the northern Dhambalin region, which feature one of the earliest known depictions of a hunter on horseback. The rock art is in the ...