Garadag (, ) is a key town in the
Sanaag
Sanag (, ) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in north eastern Somaliland.[Regions of Somalia](_blank)
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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 ...
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Overview
Garadag was founded in 1934 and is located northwest of
Xudun and east by road from
War Idaad. One of the main Landmarks of the town is "Geedka Garadag", a famous tree under which numerous peace meetings or ''shirs'' have taken place over the years.
The name ''Garadag'' in the
Somali language means "a difficult case", in reference to a marital dispute between two men regarding a girl that was promised to one of the men but married off to the other.
In November 1992, a peace conference by
Habr Je'lo
The Habr Je'lo (), , Full Name: ''Mūsa ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad,'' historically known as the Habr Toljaala () is a major Northern Somali clan of the wider Isaaq family. Its members form the Habr Habusheed () confederation along with t ...
,
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 ...
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Warsangali
The Warsangali (, ), alternatively the Mohamoud Harti, are a major Somali sub clan, part of the larger Harti branch, which belongs to the Darod clan, one of the largest Somali tribe families. In the Somali language, the name Warsangali means "b ...
and
Gahayle was held in Garadag.
Habar Yoonis
The Habar Yoonis (, full Nasab: '' Said ibn Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad'') alternatively spelled as Habr Yunis is a major clan part of the Garhajis . As descendants of Ismail bin Sheikh Isaaq, its members form a ...
did not participate in this conference, which is one of the causes of the later clan conflict.
Demographics
As of 2018 Garadag had a population of approximately 10,000.
Education
According to the Somaliland
Ministry of Planning Garadag contains 32 public primary and secondary schools, with the wider district containing an additional 15 schools.
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
The regions of Somaliland (; ) is divided into six administrative regions, Awdal, Sahil, Maroodi-Jeeh, Togdheer, Sanaag and Sool. These are in turn subdivided into twenty-two districts. Regions of Somaliland are the primary geographical ...
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Districts of Somaliland
The Districts of Somaliland (also known as local government districts) are second-level administrative subdivisions of Somaliland, below the level of Regions of Somaliland, region. There are a total of 22 district, each district is rated A, B ...
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Somalia–Somaliland border
References
External links
Official siteMaplandia World GazetteerGaradag
Populated places in Sanaag
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