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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. It is also the regional capital of the Maroodi Jeex ...
Below is a list of districts in Somalia by population. As of January 2024 [update] , the country has an estimated population of 19,290,783 inhabitants. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] According to the Central Intelligence Agency , the total population count in Somalia is complicated by internal movements of nomads and individuals displaced during the civil war . [ 5 ]
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 .
War-damaged houses in Hargeysa, a major city in Somaliland, 1991. Artillery shelling of Hargeisa started on the third day of the fighting [5] in late May 1988, and was accompanied by large-scale aerial bombing of the city carried out by the Somali Air Force (SAF) aircraft, [6] which "took off from the Hargeisa airport and then turned around to make repeated bombing runs on the city."
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).
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 ...
Somaliland is currently disputed with Somalia and city statuses may be disputed. ... Hargeisa Burao: 1: Hargeisa: Marodi Jeh: ... List of cities in Somalia by population;
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. [4] In 1968, the capital of Basso Giuba was moved from Kismayo to Jamame. The 8 provinces at this time were: [4]