Lughaya
| Lughaya | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
  Lughaya Location in Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 10°41′16″N 43°56′11″E / 10.68778°N 43.93639°ECoordinates: 10°41′16″N 43°56′11″E / 10.68778°N 43.93639°E | |
| Country | Somaliland |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Lughaya |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BWh |
Lughaya (Arabic: لوغايا) is a small coastal town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somalia.[1]
Demographics
The broader Lughaya District has a total population of 101,104 residents.[2]
The town is inhabited by the Mahad 'Ase subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[3][4]
Notes
- ↑ "Districts of Somalia".
- ↑ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ↑ Ambroso, Guido (August 2002). Pastoral society and transnational refugees: population movements in Somaliland and eastern Ethiopia. UNHCR Brussels.
Chart showing the Gadabursi inhabiting the Lughaya district
- ↑ "An Ecological Assessment of the Coastal Plains of North Western Somalia (Somaliland)" (PDF). 2000. p. 11.
In the centre of the study area are the Gadabursi, who extend from the coastal plains around Lughaye, through the Baki and Borama districts into the Ethiopian highlands....
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