Oog
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Village | |
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  Oog Location in Somaliland .svg) Oog Oog (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 8°56′N 46°38′E / 8.933°N 46.633°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sool |
| District | Aynabo |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Oog is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland, situated in the Aynaba district.[1] It is located between Aynaba and Las Anod.
Overview
[edit]Oog acts as the junction of the road connecting the regional capitals of Burao and Erigavo.[2] Oog is situated on Somaliland's main road connecting towns and cities like Borama, Hargeisa, Berbera and Burao to Somalia.[3] Oog is located 151 km (94 mi) from Burao,[4] 100 km (62 mi) from Las Anod,[5] and 239 km (149 mi) from Erigavo.[6]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Oog is the nearby town of Badweyn, home to a substantial mosque and a multiple-trunked tree that stands alongside the main road.[2]
South of Oog, in the Haud, the rare collared lark can be found as well as the native dibatag antelope.[2]
Oog is home to a Somaliland National Army base.[7]
Demographics
[edit]A 1951 British survey lists Oog as the home well of the Musa Abokor branch of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq clan.[8]: 165
History
[edit]Before Independence
[edit]Oog is written as "Ok" in a book published in England in 1951 as the coordinate 8°55′N 46°37′E / 8.917°N 46.617°E.[8]: 34
In February 1919, Oog was attacked by Mullah's forces.[8]: 151
Around the declaration of independence of Somaliland
[edit]On 2 February 1991, the SNM and a Dhulbahante delegation led by Garaad Abdiqani held a meeting in Oog, where ceasefire was agreed upon.[9][10]: 88
In October 1991, Habar Yunis, Habar Je'lo, and Dhulbahante held a Peace Conference at Oog.[10]: 106
Recent History
[edit]In 2008, one of the diaspora returned from the U.S. and attempted to convert his grazing lands to fields in Oog, which led to serious conflict between the clans.[11]: 22
In December 2011, a large delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Somaliland and the Chairman of the Waddani visited Oog.[12]
In April 2012, Somtel's office was opened in Oog, and the mayor and others attended the event.[13]
In August 2013, fighting broke out between clans in the Oog region, resulting in deaths. A delegation led by the Somaliland Minister of Interior was sent to intercede.[14] At that time, it took only three days to resolve the issue through the efforts of national elders and others.[15]
In January 2014, a murder in the Oog neighborhood led to fighting in Gowsaweyne between Sa'ad Yonis and Jama Siyad that resulted in deaths.[16]
In November 2018, the Somaliland Water Development Agency installed new wells in the towns of Oog and Wadamago.[17]
In 2019, toxic Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) bred and damaged livestock.[18]
In April 2019, two policemen were killed on the road connecting Garadag and Oog, causing an inter-clan struggle.[19]
See also
[edit]
- Administrative divisions of Somaliland
- Regions of Somaliland
- Districts of Somaliland
- Somalia–Somaliland border
References
[edit]- ^ Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme: Report of the multidisciplinary context and fodder value chain analysis in Sool and Sanaag (Somaliland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2021. p. 40. ISBN 9789251352809.
- ^ a b c Briggs, Philip (2012). Somaliland : with Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia. Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, England: Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 128–129. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9. OCLC 766336307.
- ^ Briggs, Philip (2012). Somaliland : with Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia. Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, England: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9. OCLC 766336307.
- ^ "Burco to Oog". Burco to Oog. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Oog to Laascaanood". Oog to Laascaanood. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Oog to Ceerigaabo". Oog to Ceerigaabo. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ Horn of Africa Bulletin. Life & Peace Institute. 2004. p. 26.
- ^ a b c John Anthony Hunt (1951). "A general survey of the Somaliland protectorate 1944-1950". Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ^ Abdishakur Hassan-kayd (2020). Locally led peacebuilding : global case studies. Stacey L. Connaughton, Jessica Berns. Lanham, Maryland. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-5381-1411-7. OCLC 1099545093.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Marleen Renders (2012). "Consider Somaliland: State-Building with Traditional Leaders and Institutions". Consider Somaliland. Brill. ISBN 9789004222540. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
- ^ Mahdi Abdile (2014). Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking in the Horn of Africa. Liisa Laakso, Petri Hautaniemi. London: Zed Books. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-78360-099-1. OCLC 886112221.
- ^ "Shacabka Degmooyinka Caynaba, Oog iyo Gar-adag oo si isku mid ah ku qaabilay Weftiga Urur-siyaasadeedka WADANI oo Xafiisyo ka furtay". somalilandpost.net. 2011-12-03. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "Shirkadda SOMTEL oo Xafiis cusub ka furatay Degmada Oog ee gobolka Sool". somalilandpost.net. 2012-04-16. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
- ^ "Odayaal u gurmaday beelo ku diraray Deegaanka Oog oo ka tirsan Gobolka Saraar ee Somaliland oo uu daad qaaday". hiiraan.com. 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ Sadia Musse Ahmed (2017). Traditional Institutions in Contemporary African Governance. Taylor & Francis. p. 85. ISBN 9781351854658. Retrieved 2023-02-19.
- ^ "Dirir Beeleed ka Curatay Deegaanka Gawsa Weyne ee Gobolka Sool iyo Dhimashada oo Maraysa afar Qof". qurbejoog.com. 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Wasaarada Horumarinta Biyaha oo Ceel ka Hirgelisay Gobolka Sool". wargeyskadawan.com. 2018-11-17. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Invasive trees hurt livelihoods of Somaliland herders and farmers in Sool". somalilandcurrent.com. 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2023-02-18.
- ^ "Somaliland: President Slams State of Emergency Rule on 3 Sanaag Districts". somtribune.com. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2023-02-19.