Hargeisa
capital city of Somaliland
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Hargeisa (/hɑːrˈɡeɪsə/ har-GA4Y-sə; Somali: Hargeysa; Arabic: هرجيسا, romanized: Harjīsā)[4][5] is the largest and capital city of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. It is also the regional capital of the Waqooyi galbeed province of Somalia.[6][7]
Hargeisa
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Drone view of Hargeisa, Hargeisa downtown, Hargeisa, Jama Mosque, Naasa Hablood | |
 Flag  Local council seal of Hargeisa | |
 Interactive map outlining Hargeisa | |
| Coordinates: 9°33′47″N 44°4′3″E / 9.56306°N 44.06750°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Maroodi Jeh |
| District | Hargeisa District |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge[1][2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 140 km2 (50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,334 m (4,377 ft) |
| Population (2024)[3] | |
| • Total | 5,156,000 |
| • Density | 1,600/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Hargeysaawi هرجيساوي |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +252 |
| Website | dhhgov.org |
References
change- ↑ "Duqa cusub ee magaalada Hargeysa oo la doortay". 17 June 2021.
- ↑ "Somaliland: AbdiKarim Ahmed Mooge Sworn in as the New Mayor of Hargeisa". 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/downloads/hargeisa_discussion-paper-04-2019-hargeisa-somaliland-invisible-city.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ↑ "Hargeisa". Jubba Airways. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- ↑ "Somalia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". world-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
- ↑ Einashe, Ismail; Kennard, Matt (22 October 2018). "In the Valley of Death: Somaliland's Forgotten Genocide". The Nation. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ↑ Tekle, Amare (1994). Eritrea and Ethiopia: From Conflict to Cooperation. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 9780932415974.
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