Dilla | |
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| Country | Somaliland |
| Region | Awdal |
| Capital | Dilla |
| Time zone | UTC+3 ( EAT) |
Dilla District ( Somali: Degmada Dilla) is a district in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. [1] Its capital lies at Dilla.
Demographics
This district is exclusively inhabited by the Mohamuud Nuur, one of the two sub divisions of Reer Nuur, a subclan of the Gadabuursi. [2] [3]
R.J Hayward and I.M. Lewis (2005) both state that Dilla is the major town and region of the Reer Mohamuud Nuur:
"The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila." [4]
See also
References
- ^ Districts of Somaliland, Statoids
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1999-01-01). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 110. ISBN 9780852552803.
- ^ Dostal, Walter (2005). Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. p. 296.
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^ Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17).
Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136.
ISBN
9781135751753.
The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila.
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Dilla | |
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| Country | Somaliland |
| Region | Awdal |
| Capital | Dilla |
| Time zone | UTC+3 ( EAT) |
Dilla District ( Somali: Degmada Dilla) is a district in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. [1] Its capital lies at Dilla.
Demographics
This district is exclusively inhabited by the Mohamuud Nuur, one of the two sub divisions of Reer Nuur, a subclan of the Gadabuursi. [2] [3]
R.J Hayward and I.M. Lewis (2005) both state that Dilla is the major town and region of the Reer Mohamuud Nuur:
"The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila." [4]
See also
References
- ^ Districts of Somaliland, Statoids
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1999-01-01). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 110. ISBN 9780852552803.
- ^ Dostal, Walter (2005). Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. p. 296.
-
^ Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17).
Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136.
ISBN
9781135751753.
The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila.
| Western Somaliland |
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| Eastern Somaliland |
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