Hudur
Sign in to saveHudur (, ) is a town in the south western Bakool region of Somalia, inhabited by Mirifle majority people Hadamo, Luwaay, Leysaan and Jiroon of the Rahanweyn tribes. It serves as the province's capital and the center of the Hudur District. The town is the heart of the Maay language and Rahanweyn culture. Hudur is also known for being the hometown of influential politicians and leaders of Somalia like Gudoomiye Sheekh Adan Madoobe, Xildhibaan Mohamed Abukar Abdi and Abullahi Black.
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- Locality
- Xudur حودور
- Region
- Bakool باكول
- Country
- Soomaaliya الصومال
- Population
- 12,500
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Hudur
- Settlement.native_name
- 𐒄𐒚𐒆𐒆𐒚𐒇 Xuddur Hadame
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Somalia#Horn of Africa#Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Somalia##Location within the Horn of Africa##Location within Africa
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- 1
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- South West
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Bakool
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Hudur District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mohamed Moalim Ahmed
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_total
- 120,000
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2000
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- Hudur689098y.jpg
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Hudur (, ) is a town in the south western Bakool region of Somalia, inhabited by Mirifle majority people Hadamo, Luwaay, Leysaan and Jiroon of the Rahanweyn tribes. It serves as the province's capital and the center of the Hudur District. The town is the heart of the Maay language and Rahanweyn culture. Hudur is also known for being the hometown of influential politicians and leaders of Somalia like Gudoomiye Sheekh Adan Madoobe, Xildhibaan Mohamed Abukar Abdi and Abullahi Black.
==History== During the Middle Ages, Hudur and its surrounding area was part of the Ajuran Empire that governed much of southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, with its domain extending from Hobyo in the north, to Qelafo in the west, to Kismayo in the south.
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