What is the second capital of Somalia?
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What is the second capital of Somalia?
Hargeisa
Hargeisa was the second largest city in Somalia after the capital Mogadishu, and also served as the second capital of the Isaaq Sultanate during the mid-to-late 19th century….Hargeisa.
| Hargeisa Hargeysa (Somali) هرجيسا (Arabic) | |
|---|---|
| Region | Maroodi Jeex |
| District | Hargeisa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge |
Is Hargeisa in Somalia or Somaliland?
Hargeysa, also spelled Hargeisa, city, northwestern Somalia, and the capital of the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared independent state without international recognition.
Which is bigger Hargeisa and Mogadishu?
Hargeisa is a city in the northwestern Woqooyi Galbeed province of Somalia. It is the second-largest city in the country after Mogadishu, the national capital. Hargeisa serves as the capital of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.
What is difference between Hargeisa and Mogadishu?
Who owns Mogadishu?
British Somaliland became independent on June 26, 1960 as the State of Somaliland, and the Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somaliland) followed suit five days later. On July 1, 1960, the two territories united to form the Somali Republic, with Mogadishu as the nation’s capital.
Where is Samaale from?
Somalia
As the purported ancestor of most pastoralist clans living in the northern part of Somalia, Samaale lies at the basis of the largest and most widespread Somali lineage (the second largest lineage belonging to Samaale’s brother Sab, the purported progenitor of most southern, cultivating clans).
What does Hoya mean in Somali?
hooyo. noun. en female (human) who parents a child, gives birth to a baby, or is pregnant.
Is wallahi a Somali word?
Wallahi — swearing to God. Wallahi (pronounced “wah-luh-hee”) is Arabic but we Somalis have our own version adding the “i” at the end. This has to be the most commonly used Somali expression.
