Dhahar
Sign in to saveDhahar is a town in the eastern Sanaag region, and the capital of the Dhahar District. Reuters reports Dhahar as a Puntland town in 2021, but also reports how it condemns President Puntland and supports President Somalia. Somali Broadcasting Corporation reports in 2019 that Dhahar is a town effectively controlled by Somaliland. One Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS Foundation Trust in England, researcher describes Dhahar as a district in Puntland in 2014.
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Place details
- Locality
- Dhahar
- Region
- سناج Sanaag
- Country
- Soomaaliland أرض الصومال
- Population
- 0
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Dhahar
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Dhahar9.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Dhahar countryside
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Sanaag#Somaliland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Disputed with
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Sanaag or Haylan
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Dhahar District
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 6000
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2002
- Settlement.parts_style
- para
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Dhahar - 53070430598.png
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Dhahar is a town in the eastern Sanaag region, and the capital of the Dhahar District. Reuters reports Dhahar as a Puntland town in 2021, but also reports how it condemns President Puntland and supports President Somalia. Somali Broadcasting Corporation reports in 2019 that Dhahar is a town effectively controlled by Somaliland. One Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS Foundation Trust in England, researcher describes Dhahar as a district in Puntland in 2014.
==Overview== The town is disputed between Somaliland and Puntland, who has significant influence in the town. In November 2009, Puntland and Somaliland forces clashed near Dhahar.
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