Berbera District

Berbera District
Degmada Barbara
Location of Berbera district in Sahil, Somaliland
Location of Berbera district in Sahil, Somaliland
Country Somaliland
RegionSahil
CapitalBerbera
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total60,753
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Berbera District (Somali: Degmada Barbara) is a district of the Sahil province in Somaliland. Its capital lies at Berbera.

Demographics

It is inhabited by people from the Habr Awal, Garhajis and Habr Je'lo sub-clans of the Isaaq Somalis.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ Center for Creative Solutions (May 31, 2004), Ruin and Renewal: The Story of Somaliland, Hargeisa: Center for Creative Solutions, archived from the original on April 8, 2011, retrieved September 21, 2010, The 'Iise Muuse clan for whom Berbera and its environs are their traditional area of settlement saw it differently. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.


External links

  • Districts of Somalia
  • Administrative map of Berbera District

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