Dilla is a town located in the western Awdal region of Somaliland. It lies between the city of Borama and Kalabaydh town. The town is presently part of Baki district.[1]
Dilla
ديلا | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Skyline in Dilla c. 2023 | |
  Dilla .svg) Dilla | |
| Coordinates: 9°46′46″N 43°20′40″E / 9.77944°N 43.34444°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Baki |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
Demographics edit
There is no census on the town population, but the district of Baki has a population of 96,885 people.[2] Dilla is exclusively inhabited by the Mohamuud Nuur, one of the two sub divisions of Reer Nuur, a subclan of the Gadabuursi.[3][4]
R. J. Hayward and I. M. Lewis (2005) both state that Dilla is the major town and region of the Reer Mohamuud Nuur:
"The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila."[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Abdi, Yakoub (2021). Mental health care delivery in poor settings through trained female community health workers: A five-year intervention program in Somaliland. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
Dila is also a rural town and part of the Baki district.
- ^ "Baki (District, Somalia) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1 January 1999). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 110. ISBN 9780852552803.
- ^ Dostal, Walter (2005). Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. p. 296.
- ^ Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (17 August 2005). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753.
The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila.
External links edit
- Dillapress Archived 2020-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- Dilla, Somalia Archived 2012-04-25 at the Wayback Machine
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