Dhahar is a town in the eastern
Sanaag
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region, and the capital of the
Dhahar District.
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reports Dhahar as a
Puntland
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town in 2021, but also reports how it condemns President Puntland and supports President Somalia.
reports in 2019 that Dhahar is a town effectively controlled by
Somaliland
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. One
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, an
NHS Foundation Trust
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in England, researcher describes Dhahar as a district in Puntland in 2014.
Overview
The town is disputed between
Somaliland
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and
Puntland
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, who has significant influence in the town. In November 2009,
Puntland
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and
Somaliland
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forces clashed near Dhahar.
In 2016 an incident occurred between the two entities in
Boodda-Cad, a remote settlement 30km west of Dhahar. According to Somaliland MP, Baar Said, the skirmishes took place away from Dhahar. A
Somaliland Armed Forces base is present in the town where the 93rd division is positioned.
In January 2018,
Gamal Mohamed Hassan, the
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation visited Dhahar, as well as the city of
Badhan in the
Sanaag
Sanag (, ) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north eastern Somaliland.[Regions of Somalia](_blank)
Sa ...
region along with Puntland officials.
In March 2021 police fired into the air to disperse pro-
Farmaajo/anti
Deni demonstrators in Dhahar district.
In August 2022, Puntland President
Said Abdullahi Dani visited Dhahar and laid the foundation for a road connecting Dhahar and
Hingalol. The 45 km road between Dhahar and Sheerbi is almost complete, but the road between Dhahar and Hingalol is only 20 km out of 70 km.
In May 2023, the Minister of Livestock of Puntland, the Deputy Minister of Commerce of Puntland, and the Governor of
Haylan region of Puntland visited Dhahar.
In September 2023, 24 of the 33 Dhahar district representatives, including the ruling party
Kaah, opposed Local Law No. 7 agreed to in the capital by the political parties in Puntland.
In October 2023, Haylan region governor of Puntland and others visited Dhahar.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Somaliland
The administrative division of Somaliland are organized into three hierarchical levels. consists of 6 Regions of Somaliland, regions and 22 Districts of Somaliland, districts. Districts in turn contain villages. In addition, the capital Hargeis ...
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Regions of Somaliland
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Districts of Somaliland
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Somalia–Somaliland border
References
External sites
Dhahar: Somalia geographic.org
Populated places in Sanaag
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