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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.
Wajale is located the border of Somaliland and Ethiopia. [2] 92.8 km west of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. It is in the south west of Kalabaydh town, on the west by the Awdal region, on the east by the Gabiley, Hargeisa City, and on the south by the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Geographical coordinates are 9° 34' 0" North, 43° 29' 0" East
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 .
In May 1988, the SNM launched a major offensive on the cities of Hargeisa and Burao, [124] [125] [126] then the second and third largest cities of Somalia. [127] [128] The SNM captured Burao on 27 May within two hours, [129] while the SNM entered Hargeisa on 29 May, overrunning most of the city apart from its airport by 1 June. [125]
In the southeast, near the border with Somalia, is a low region of valleys. The valleys are hot and dry, and receive relatively small amounts of rain each year. The average elevation of the area is between 500 and 1000 metres above sea level. Notable cities in the area include Laascaanood, Taleex, and Xudun. [10]
In 1964, a new Northeastern (Burao) Province was established by merging Burao, Erigavo, and Las Anod and a Northwestern (Hargeisa) Province was formed from Berbera, Borama, and Hargeisa districts. [3] In 1968, the capital of Basso Giuba was moved from Kismayo to Jamame. The 8 provinces at this time were: [3]
Hargeisa; Las Anod; The council (capital) was located in the city of the same name. These six areas were inherited by the regions established after the reindependence in 1991, and have a six-regionsystem with the six cities where the council was located as the capital. Districts of British Somaliland and latter State of Somaliland
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.