Hawd Region

Hawd Region is a region of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.[1][2] The Hawd Region was created by Somaliland's president, Dahir Riyale Kahin on May 15, 2008.[3]

It sits at a DMS latitude of 8° 0 min 0 sec and a DMS longitude of 46° 30 min 0 sec.[2] Its capital is the town of Baligubadle.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. 1 2 Hawd - region (Somalia)
  3. ↑ "Madaxweynaha oo Gobol Cusub U Magacaabay Baligubadle" (in Somali). Archived from the original on 7 December 2008.

Coordinates: 09°01′00″N 44°01′00″E / 9.01667°N 44.01667°E / 9.01667; 44.01667


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