Capital Borama Currency Somali shilling (SOS) Calling code +252 (Somalia) Area 6,122 km² | Official languages Somali
Arabic Time zone EAT (UTC+3) Internet TLD .so (Somalia) Founded 2009 | |
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Awdalland (Somali: Awdalland Arabic: أرض أودال) is a region in northwestern Somalia. Centered on Borama, the capital of the Awdal province, its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state since 1995 and later join to Somalia federal central government, but Somaliland have some kind of control of the territory.
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Madaxwaynaha awdalland of ciise o ka hadlaya arimo xasaasiya o ku sabsan awdalland
History
Awdalland (also spelled "Adel[land]" or "Adel[land]") takes its name from the Adel Sultanate, a medieval empire which rose to power during the 16th century. The area along the Ethiopian border is abundant with ruined cities, which were described by the British explorer Richard F. Burton.
In 1995, after the collapse of the Somalian central government, a local separatist movement known as the Awdal Republic or Awdalland Republic briefly sought independence.
In 2009, the formation of a new autonomous region within a federal Somalia was officially declared. Referred to as Awdalland or the Adel State, the local administration does not recognize the secessionist Somaliland government's claim to sovereignty or to its territory. In 2011, Zeila & Lughaya State and it's capital town, Zeila, declared it would not recognize the power of the Somaliland government. Saylac (Zeila) and Lughaya State was formed in 2011 and on 7 February 2012 officially go out of Somaliland, claiming to be a federal state of Somalia. Zeila State is proclaimed first. It later united with Lugayhe to form the state of Sayla and Lugayhe. Each individual state and the combined state has its own flag. However, the government of Somaliland soon regained some kind of control of the territory. The territory has a total area of 8,566 km2 (3,307 sq mi). Its main city is Zeila, which is situated on the coast. Lughaya, Asha Addo, Harirad, Jidhi and Lawyacado are the other principal cities in the region.
Demographics
The Awdal region of Awdalland is primarily inhabited by Somalis from the Gadabuursi clans.