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Haylan

Coordinates: 10°43′25″N 48°11′27″E / 10.72361°N 48.19083°E / 10.72361; 48.19083
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Haylan
هيلان
Town
Tomb of Sheikh Darod, the founding father of the Darod clan, in Haylan.
Tomb of Sheikh Darod, the founding father of the Darod clan, in Haylan.
Haylan is located in Somaliland
Haylan
Haylan
Location in Somaliland.
Coordinates: 10°43′25″N 48°11′27″E / 10.72361°N 48.19083°E / 10.72361; 48.19083
Country Somaliland
RegionSanaag
Elevation
1,324 m (4,344 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Haylan, (Template:Lang-so), is an ancient town in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia. It is the namesake of the Haylan administrative province.

Overview

An old settlement, Haylan is the site of numerous ancient ruins and buildings, many of obscure origins. Somaliland in general is home to numerous such archaeological sites. However, many of these old structures have yet to be properly explored, a process which would help shed further light on local history and facilitate their preservation for posterity.[1]

Located near Badhan, the town is also where Sheikh Darod, the founding father of the Darod clan, lived and was buried. Sheikh Darod's wife, Dobira, is also buried here.

Administrative divisions

In 2006, the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia established a new province named after the town, of which the capital is Dhahar. It borders Bari to the east, Karkaar to the south, and Sanaag to the west.

As of the province is claimed by Puntland, Somaliland has administered and has full ownership of the region as to reassure it's borders with the "South" The Haylan province has four districts:

Ancient cairns and other structures in Haylan, Sanaag, Somalia:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Michael Hodd, East African Handbook, (Trade & Travel Publications: 1994), p.640.

References

10°43′25″N 48°11′27″E / 10.72361°N 48.19083°E / 10.72361; 48.19083


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