Berbera District (Somali: Degmada Barbara) is a district of the Sahil province in Somaliland. Its capital lies at Berbera.
Berbera District
Degmada Barbara | |
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.svg) Location of Berbera district in Sahil, Somaliland | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sahil |
| Capital | Berbera |
| Population (2005)[1] | |
| • Total | 60,753 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Demographics edit
It is inhabited by people from the Habr Awal, Garhajis and Habr Je'lo sub-clans of the Isaaq Somalis.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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 edit
10°26′21″N 45°00′36″E / 10.4392°N 45.0101°E
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