Sahil, Somaliland
Sahil
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|---|---|
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 Location in Somaliland | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Administrative centre | Berbera |
| Government | |
| •Governor | Cali Cabdi Cabdillaahi Faarax |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,930 km2(5,380 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3(EAT) |
Sahil(Somali:Saaxil,Arabic:ساحل) is an administrative region (gobol) in northernSomalilandwith the port city ofBerberaas its capital. It was separated fromWoqooyi Galbeedand became a province in 1991. In 1998, theSheikh DistrictofTogdheerwas incorporated into Sahil region.[1]The region has a long coastline facing theGulf of Adento the north. Sahil bordersAwdalto the northwest,Maroodi Jeexto the southwest,Togdheerto the south andSanaagto the east.
History
[edit]Formerly known as the Berbera District, it was one of six districts that made up theBritish Somalilandprotectorate. In 1960, the then independentState of Somalilandmerged with Italian Somaliland to form theSomali Republic.By 1964, the then Berbera District merged with the Borama district (nowAwdal) and the Hargeisa district (nowMaroodi Jeh) to form the Woqooyi Galbeed region (literallyNorth West,also known as Hargeisa region).
During the period from 1968 to 1982, parts of the district were incorporated intoTogdheerregion. Awdal was carved out of the western parts of Woqooyi Galbeed region in June 1984.[2]However, Sahil was the only of the six former British territories to be rebuilt during the Somali government's reign.
When the Somali Civil War broke out, the former British territory declared the revival of the pre-independent state of Somaliland. In December 1989, theSomaliland governmentestablished Sahil region. In 1998, theSheikh Districtwas incorporated fromTogdheer.Under the Local Autonomy Act of 2002, it was positioned as one of the six regions that make up Somaliland.[3]
TheSomalilandwas reorganized on March 22, 2008, and the territory of Sahil was changed. However, a new local government law came into force on January 4, 2020, and the territory was restored.[4]
Districts
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The regional capital of the Sahil region is the port city ofBerbera.The region is further divided into the following two districts:[5]
| District | Grade | Capital | Comments | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berbera | A | Berbera | Regional capital | 
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| Sheikh | C | Sheikh | 
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Demographics
[edit]According to the Somaliland Ministry of National Planning Sahil had a population of 149,244 in 1997.[6]
The city is primarily inhabited by people from theSomaliethnic group, in particular by theIsamusa[7]clan which is sub-clan of theIsaaq.[8]
Map
[edit]- Map of Sahil Region
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See also
[edit]- Administrative divisions of Somaliland
- Regions of Somaliland
- Districts of Somaliland
- Somalia–Somaliland border
References
[edit]- ^"Local Government Law".
- ^"Somalia Regions".
- ^"Local Government Law".
- ^"Wax-ka-beddelka iyo Kaabista Xeerka Ismaamulka Gobolladda iyo Degmooyinka, Xeer Lr. 23/2019"(PDF).Somaliland Law.
- ^"Development plan"(PDF).slministryofplanning.org.Retrieved2021-01-11.
- ^United Nations Office for Somalia, (UNDOS) (1997)."WAQOOYI GALBEED AND SAHIL".Archived fromthe originalon 2001-06-30.
- ^Petermanns Mitteilungen. Ergänzungsheft(in German). J. Perthes. 1894. p. 228.
- ^Lewis, I. M. (1994).Blood and Bone: The Call of Kinship in Somali Society.The Red Sea Press. p.102.ISBN9780932415936.
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