Oodweyne
Odweyne Somali: Oodweyne | |
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Town | |
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 Local council seal of Odweyne | |
  Odweyne Location in Somaliland.  Odweyne Odweyne (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 9°24′N 45°4′E / 9.400°N 45.067°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Togdheer |
| District | Oodweyne District |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 60,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Odweyne (Somali: Oodweyne, meaning "Big bush") is a town in the northwestern Togdheer region of Somaliland. It is located between Burco and Hargeisa in the western part of Togdheer region.[2][3]
Notable residents
- Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman, Sultan of the Habr Yunis and one of the founders of the Somali Dervish movement.
- Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, two-time prime minister of Somalia and second president of Somaliland.
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ministry of National Planning and Development, Republic of Somaliland. "Togdheer Region Development Plan (2014-16)" (PDF).
- ^ Project, War-torn Societies; Programme, WSP Transition (2005). Rebuilding Somaliland: Issues and Possibilities. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-228-3.