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Sheikh is the capital of the Sheikh district in the region/province Sahil. It lies at an altitude of some 1430 m in the Golis Mountains, roughly halfway between the larger cities of Berbera (on the coast of the Gulf of Aden, at a distance of about 71 km) and Burao (further inland, around 60 km from Sheikh).
The following are cities and towns in Somaliland, listed alphabetically. Somaliland is currently disputed with Somalia and city statuses may be disputed. Cities and towns in Somaliland
Sheikh District (Somali: Degmada Sheekh) is a district in the Sahil region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Sheikh . [ 3 ] The district was part of Togdheer region until 1998, when the Sheikh District was incorporated into the Sahil region.
In June 2014, Somaliland president Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (Ex-president) announced the creation of Somaliland's 14th region, consisting of 4 new districts. The new region, dubbed Haysimo was formed out of the eastern Sool and Sanaag regional districts. It contains the cities of Taleh, Sarmanyo, Godaalo, Halin, and Aroley. The presidential ...
It consists of 6 federal member states--Somaliland, Puntland, Galmudug, Hirshaabelle, South West, and Jubaland [1]--as well as an interim administration, Khatumo, and a regional administration, Banaadir. Somalia is further subdivided into 18 administrative regions (gobollo, singular gobol), [2] which are in turn subdivided into districts.
Republic of Somaliland is situated within the following regions: Eastern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere; Africa. Horn of Africa. Republic of Somaliland is regarded internationally as a fully autonomous country claimed by Somalia, although it meets all criteria of Montevideo Convention. [7] [8] Time zone: East Africa Time
A general survey of the Somaliland protectorate 1944-1950, a book published in 1951, refers to the combined topography of the Golis and Wogr mountains as the Golis-Wogr Range. The book says Golis Mountain is the name of a mountain east of Henweina [7]: 157 and west of Sheikh.
The Districts of Somaliland (also known as local government districts) are second-level administrative subdivisions of Somaliland, below the level of region. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] There are a total of 22 district, each district is rated A, B, C, or D according to population, budget, and economic scale with the highest being A grade.