Location of Awdal in Somalia

Awdal (Somali: Awdal; Arabic: اودال Awdāl) is an administrative region in Somalia. Its capital is Borame. It is bordered by Ethiopia, Djibouti, and unrecognized Somali-land region of Woqooyi Galbeed and the Gulf of Aden. Awdal is one of the six regions of the self-proclaimed de facto Republic of unrecognized Somaliland (former British Somaliland). Awdal (also spelled Adal or Adel) takes its name from of the ancient empire the Adal Sultanate whose power rose in the 16th Century. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Borama is the capital city of Awdal region in Somaliland. ... Woqooyi Galbeed is a region (gobolka) in northern Somalia. ... Gulf of Aden in 1860 The Gulf of Aden (Arabic: خليج عدن; transliterated: Khalyj Adan) is located in the Indian Ocean between Yemen on the south coast of the Arabian Peninsula and Somalia in Africa. ... Motto لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله  (Arabic) Lā ilāhā illā-llāhu; muhammadun rasÅ«lu-llāhi  (transliteration) There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah And also : Justice, Peace, Freedom, Democracy and Success for All Anthem Saamo ku waar Capital Hargeisa (1941-1960) (1991-present) Official languages Somali and... The British Somaliland was a British protectorate in the north part of the Horn of Africa, and later part of Somalia and presently the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ... Adal was a sixteenth century province-cum-sultanate located in East Africa north of Ethiopia, in modern Eritrea and Djibouti. ...

Awdal region is relatively affluent, contrasting the perception of the Horn of Africa as being war-torn and famine-stricken. The chaos of the Somali Civil War and its aftermath has not ravaged this area quite so much as the rest of the country. For example, the residents of Awdal enjoy the region's most advanced telecommunications network, with fairly reliable cell phone service and internet access.^{[citation needed]} Additionally, agriculture, mining and industry in the area are all profitable enough to allow a comfortable standard of living for the majority of residents, by Sub-Saharan standards.^{[citation needed]} Awdal is also the home of Amoud University. and this is one of famous man in awdal called Abdulfatah Omer The Horn of Africa. ... The Somali Civil War is an armed conflict in Somalia that started in 1988. ... Amoud University is a university located in Borama. ...

A modern separatist movement, known as the Awdal Republic^[1], sought independence in 1995 when Somalia began to dissolve after the downfall of Mohamed Siad Barre. A Dir-clan dominated movement in Awdal province threatens to push for independence if the Republic of Somaliland is officially recognized.^[2] Mohamed Siad Barre (Somali: Maxamed Siyaad Bare) (1919/1921? - January 2, 1995) was the self-proclaimed socialist president of Somalia from 1969 to 1991. ... Motto لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله  (Arabic) Lā ilāhā illā-llāhu; muhammadun rasÅ«lu-llāhi  (transliteration) There is no God but Allah; Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah And also : Justice, Peace, Freedom, Democracy and Success for All Anthem Saamo ku waar Capital Hargeisa (1941-1960) (1991-present) Official languages Somali and...

Awdal region consists of four districts:

• Baki
• Borama
• Lughaya
• Saylac

Baki is the former capital of the Awdal region, Somaliland. ... Borama is the capital city of Awdal region in Somaliland. ... Lughaya is a hot and dry coastal town in the Guban Coast. ... Zeila (also Seyla`, Seelaac, Zaila, Zeyla, Zeylac, Zayla, Séyla‘, Seylac) (Somali: Saylac) 11. ...

References

Regions of Somalia
Awdal | Bakool | Banaadir | Bari | Bay | Galguduud | Gedo | Hiiraan | Jubbada Dhexe | Jubbada Hoose | Mudug | Nugaal | Sanaag | Shabeellaha Dhexe | Shabeellaha Hoose | Sool | Togdheer | Woqooyi Galbeed

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