Zeila District

Zeila District
District
Country  Somalia
Region Zeila District
Capital Zeila
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Zeila District (Somali: Degmada Saylac) is a district in northwestern Somalia.[1] Its capital is at Zeila (Saylac).

Demographics

A map of Gulf of Aden with Zeila in 1888, featuring the Somali clan of the Issa.

Zeila District is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Gadabuursi and Issa subclans of the Dir especially well represented.

References

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