Baki, Awdal
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Baki | |
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Town | |
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  Baki Location in Somaliland. .svg) Baki Baki (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 10°00′25″N 43°21′47″E / 10.006939°N 43.363006°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Baki District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,420 km2 (1,320 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 148,702 |
| • Density | 43.48/km2 (112.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
Baki is a town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. It is the capital of the Baki district.
Demographics
[edit]Baki is inhabited by the Reer Nuur branch of the Makahiil and Reer Mohamed branch of the Mahad 'Ase subclans of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[1][2][3]
See also
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References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Ciabarri, Luca. Dopo lo Stato. Storia e antropologia della ricomposizione sociale nella Somalia settentrionale: Storia e antropologia della ricomposizione sociale nella Somalia settentrionale (in Italian). FrancoAngeli. p. 258.
Baki region, the traditional region of the Gadabursi
- ^ Ambroso, Guido (August 2002). Pastoral society and transnational refugees: population movements in Somaliland and eastern Ethiopia. UNHCR Brussels.
Chart showing the Gadabursi exclusively inhabiting the Baki district
- ^ Keating, Michael; Waldmann, Matt (2018). War and Peace in Somalia: National Grievances, Local Conflict and Al-Shabaab. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190058012.
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