Kalabaydh

Town in Maroodi Jeex, Somaliland
9°40′52.8″N 43°28′40.2″E / 9.681333°N 43.477833°E / 9.681333; 43.477833Country SomalilandRegionMaroodi JeexDistrictGabiley DistrictTime zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Kalabaydh is a town which is part of the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland, and sits on the junction of highways connecting Gabiley, Wajaale and Borama. [1]

Demographics

The total population of Kalabaydh is 50,000 and is primarily inhabited by the Jibril Abokor sub divisions of the Sa'ad Musa subclan of the Habar Awal Isaaq.[2]

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References

  1. ^ Somalia Recent Economic and Political Developments Handbook Volume 1 Strategic Information and Developments. May 2007. ISBN 9781433062568.
  2. ^ A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa, I. M. Lewis, p.109.