Aynabo District (), colloquially known as Sarar (), is a district in the northern Sool region of

Somaliland Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, E ...

. Its capital lies at Aynabo. Other settlements in the district includes Wadaamagoo, War Idaad, Berkad Ali Hersi, Godheeli, Habariheshay, Ceeldhaab, Fadhiyar, Oog, Badweyn,

Gowsaweyne Gowsaweyne, also spelt Gawsa Weyne and Gosawein is a village in the Sool region of Somaliland. It is located in the Aynabo District. History The Isaaq clan expanded into traditional Dhulbahante territory to the east. This expansion was led pr ...

and Qoridheere.

Oil exploration

The northern section of the district is home to Block SL10B/13. In November 2019, Genel Energy presented its estimation of the block's potential. It concluded the existence of active petroleum system and several stacked oil reserves within the block adding up to 1.3 billion barrels of oil. Full field development will have daily output of 50,000 barrels of oil. In December 2021, Genel Energy signed a farm-out deal with OPIC Somaliland Corporation, backed by

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, on the SL10B/13 block. According to Genel, the block could contain more than 5 billion barrels of prospective resources.

Demography

The total population of the district is 75,702 residents. The majority of the district is primarily inhabited by people from the

Isaaq The Isaaq (, , ''Banu Ishaq'') is a major Somali clans, Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. The Isaaq people claim in a traditional legend ...

and to a smaller extent by the

Dhulbahante The Dhulbahante, (, ) are a Somali sub-clan, part of the Harti branch of the larger Darod clan. They primary reside in and around their traditional territories of Nugaal, as well as Doollo. The clan's progenitor is buried at Badweyn. The cur ...

, with the

Musa Abokor The Musa Abokor (, full name:'' Mūsa ibn Abū Bakr ibn Jibrīl ibn Abū Bakr ibn Mūsa ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad'') is a Somali clan, and a 2 major sub-division of the muuse sh isxaaq clan of the Isaaq clan-family. The Musa Abokor ar ...

And Omar Jibril Habarjeclo sub-clan of the

well represented.

References

External links

Districts of SomaliaAdministrative Map of Aynabo District
{{Somaliland-geo-stub Districts of Somaliland Sool

Oil exploration

Demography

See also

References

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