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Tawfiiq

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Country
  
Somalia  Puntland

Time zone
  
EAT (UTC+3)

Province
  
Mudug

District
  
Tawfiiq

Local time
  
Monday 4:54 PM


Weather
  
30°C, Wind E at 26 km/h, 65% Humidity

Tawfiiq (Somali: Tawfiiq, Arabic: توفيق‎‎), also known as Towfiiq, is a town in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia. It lies beyond the Golol valley, 160 km northeast of the provincial capital of Galkayo.

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Map of Tawfiiq, Somalia

History

The settlement was founded relatively recently, in the year 2000. Due to its grazing areas and natural lakes, it has evolved into a gathering point for livestock herders. In early 2011, the Abdulahi Insaniya Primary and Intermediate school was also established in the town.

Demographics

Tawfiiq is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Saleban Abdalle, sub-clan of Surre of the Dir especially well-represented.

Administration

Administratively, Tawfiiq is governed by the autonomous Puntland administration. And many villages as

  • El Danane,
  • Buq Qalloo,
  • Galhagoog,
  • Dhinowda,
  • Salamaco and Hingaras are under Tawfiiq's jurisdiction. Due to its rapid growth, the town was declared a full district by the Puntland ministerial cabinet in April 2013.

    Notable residents

  • Mahad Abdalle Awad – Second Deputy Speaker of the Federal Parliament of Somalia.
  • Qamar Aden Ali – Minister of Health in the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia.
  • Abdulahi Jamac Ali - Late State Minister of Health in Puntland State of Somalia.
  • Sayidomer Aden Guled - Current State Minister of Health in Puntland State of Somalia.
  • References

    Tawfiiq Wikipedia