Lafaweyne or Lafa Wayne is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland. It is located in the Hudun District.[2]

Lafa Wayne
Lafaweyne
Laf Weyne
Town
Lafa Wayne is located in Sool
Lafa Wayne
Lafa Wayne
Location in Somaliland
Lafa Wayne is located in Somaliland
Lafa Wayne
Lafa Wayne
Lafa Wayne (Somaliland)
Coordinates: 9°9′37.9″N 47°14′17.6″E / 9.160528°N 47.238222°E / 9.160528; 47.238222
Country Somaliland[1]
RegionSool
DistrictHudun District
Population
 • Total2,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

A bore-hole was built up in collaboration with the local residents of Lafaweyne and the Islamic Relief in August 2017.[3]

Lafaweyne is among the towns in the Hudun district to welcome the former Governor of Sool, Abdiqani Mohamoud Jidhe to bring awareness to social issues in the area, with specifics targeting efficient access to water, sanitation, health wellness etc...[4]

Lafaweyne and Jidbale were amongst the cities hit with inner clan skirmishes in the year 2020.[5] A report was conducted by the Somali Red Crescent Society in 2020 listing Lafaweyne, Adhi Adeeye, and parts of Buuhoodle District as conflict areas to receive economic support.[6]

Lafaweyne was among the 12 villages selected in the Sool region to receive water sanitation as well as entrepreneurship training, particularly in business planning, marketing, and many other subjects in October 2022.[7]

Demographics edit

The town is predominantly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Naleye Ahmed sub-section of the Mohamoud Garad branch of the Dhulbahante, which belongs to the Harti Darod clan, are well represented. The town was inaugurated in the late 2000s by the clan leaders and businessmen belonging to the Jibril Naleye (Reer Jibriil) sub-lineage of the Naleye Ahmed.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Somalia country profile". BBC. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  2. ^ "Literature Review Groundwater | PDF | Hydrogeology | Aquifer". Scribd. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  3. ^ "9 Lafawayne". YouTube. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Gudoomiyaha Gobolka Sool Oo Safar Ku Maraya Deegaamo Hoos Yimaada Gobolkaasi ayaa Si Balaadhan Loogu soo dhoweeyey Xudun | Somaliland Rise". somalilandrise.net. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  5. ^ TV, WARSUG. "Daminta Shaqaaqada Deegaano Hoos yimaada Lafaweyne iyo Jidbaale isimada Dhaqanka waxagradka". YouTube (in Somali). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Somali Red Crescent Society Annual Report 2020" (PDF) (2020). 2020: 32. Retrieved 25 April 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. ^ "RESTORE – STRENGTHENING THE RESILIENE OF COMMUNITIES" (PDF). Oct 2022: 1–3. Retrieved 25 April 2023. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "Shirka beelweynta reer jibriil deegaanka Lafaweyne ee Gobolka sool". YouTube. Retrieved 25 April 2023.