Hawd Region

Hawd Region is a region of Somalia. The Hawd Region was created by Dahir Riyale Kahin on May 15, 2008.[1]

It sits at a DMS latitude of 8° 0 min 0 sec and a DMS longitude of 46° 30 min 0 sec.[2] Its capital is the town of Baligubadle.

Hawd is home to Dhulbahante and some Isaaqs and is now part of the current somali galbeed which is in Ethiopia. Hawd natives know that Hawd is part of them and will soon fight for independence from Ethiopia.

See also

Notes
  1. "Madaxweynaha oo Gobol Cusub U Magacaabay Baligubadle" (in Somali). Archived from the original on 7 December 2008.
  2. Hawd - region (Somalia)


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