Hargeisa

Also known as Hargeysa

Hargeisa ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland, a partially recognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia. It is also the regional capital of the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland.

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Hargeisa is the capital and largest city of Somaliland, a territory in the Horn of Africa that declared independence from Somalia but is not widely recognized as a sovereign state by the international community. The city serves as both the main urban center for Somaliland and the regional capital of the Maroodi Jeex area.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Hargeisa
Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Hargeisa.svg
Settlement.image_caption: Drone view of Hargeisa, Hargeisa downtown, Hargeisa, Jama Mosque, Naasa Hablood
Settlement.image_blank_emblem: Hargeisa Local Government Logo.svg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type: Local council seal of Hargeisa
Settlement.pushpin_map: Somaliland#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Somaliland##Location in Africa
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Maroodi Jeh
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Hargeisa District
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 140

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hargeysa
Population: 1227620
Area: 33
Elevation: 1260
Official website: www.hargeisacitygov.org
Image: Hargeisa Capital of Somaliland.jpg

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Commons category: Hargeisa
native label: Hargeysa
P8168: Otto Louis of Salm-Kyrburg-Mörchingen
P12749: St. Pauli

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20 sections

Contents

Etymology
History
Prehistory
The Big Commune & Sheikh Madar
British Somaliland
1960–1991
SNM offensive
Hargeisa campaign
Reconstruction
Climate
Administration
Districts
Demographics
Economy
Transportation
International Airport
Education
See also
References
External links

Hargeisa was founded as a watering and trading stop between the coast and the interior by the Isaaq. Initially it served as a watering well for the vast livestock of the Isaaq clan that inhabited that specific region and later were joined by other Isaaq clans that currently inhabit Hargeisa. In 1960, the Somaliland Protectorate gained independence from the United Kingdom and as scheduled united days later with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic on 1 July. Up to 90% of the city was destroyed during the Isaaq genocide, a state-sponsored campaign of violence during the Somaliland War of Independence.