Quljeed

Coordinates: 10°05′29″N 43°00′33″E / 10.09139°N 43.00917°E / 10.09139; 43.00917
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Quljeed
Town
Quljeed is located in Awdal
Quljeed
Quljeed
Location in Somaliland
Quljeed is located in Somaliland
Quljeed
Quljeed
Quljeed (Somaliland)
Coordinates: 10°05′29″N 43°00′33″E / 10.09139°N 43.00917°E / 10.09139; 43.00917
Country Somaliland
RegionAwdal
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Quljeed is a town in the western Awdal region of Somaliland.[1] It is notable for being the birthplace of Dahir Riyale Kahin, the 3rd President of Somaliland.

Overview[edit]

Quljeed is situated about 30 km to the northwest of Borama.[2]

Demographics[edit]

The town is inhabited by the Reer Dudub branch of the Jibriil Yoonis, a subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[3]

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ RELIEFWEB "Famine fears as drought grips east africa.
  2. ^ (in Italian) Ciabarri, Dopo Lo Stato Storia e Antropologia Della ricomposizione Sociale Nella Somalia Settentrionale, (FrancoAngeli), p. 65.
  3. ^ Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17). Voice and Power. Routledge. ISBN 9781135751753.

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