Lafa-Ruug (Lafarug, Lafaruuq, Laferug) is a Village in south-central
Sahil region in
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 ...
.
Geography and Vegetation
Lafa-Ruug is located in the
sublittoral zone below the Golis escarpment, with sandy,
Semi-desert-like
vegetation
Vegetation is an assemblage of plants and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular Taxon, taxa, life forms, structure, Spatial ecology, spatial extent, or any other specific Botany, botanic ...
. ''
Vachellia tortilis'', ''
Dobera glabra'', ''
Salvadora persica'',
Indigofera sparteola, and ''
Commiphora
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'' are found.
Business
Livestock ranching is the main business, but because of its location along the main road, some people are engaged in small-scale trades such as restaurants and small stores.
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History
Until Independence
In 1749, Guled Abdi, His coronation took place after the victorious battle of Lafaruug, in which Guled Abdi successfully led the Isaaq and was crowned by the Isaaq clan after defeating the Absame tribes .
In 1939, the British Army established the Somaliland Camel Corps, with headquarters in Lafa-Ruug.
Lafa-Ruug appears in a book published in 1951 in England under the name "Lafarug".[ ]
After the founding of Somaliland
In June 2016, a small altercation developed in Lafa-Ruug, resulting in a shootout that wounded one boy. The youth who fired the gun was arrested.
In May 2019, there was a car accident between Lafa-Ruug and Hamaas that killed 7 people.
In June 2019, Locust infestation occurred in Lafa-Ruug and other areas.
In January 2022, the road connecting Hargeisa
Hargeisa ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland, a ''List of states with limited recognition, de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia. It is also th ...
and Lafa-Ruug was completed.
References
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Populated places in Sahil, Somaliland