Sahdheer

Sahdheer (Somali: Saaxdheer) is a town in southern Sool region of Somaliland.[3]

Saaxdheer
Sahdheer
Town
Saaxdheer is located in Sool
Saaxdheer
Saaxdheer
Location
Saaxdheer is located in Somaliland
Saaxdheer
Saaxdheer
Saaxdheer (Somaliland)
Coordinates: 8°0′10.63″N 47°6′26.24″E
Country Somaliland[1]
RegionSool
DistrictLas Anod
Population
 (2007[2])
 • Total450
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Overview

Saaxdheer is on the border with Ethiopia. The town lies in the Sahader Valley, due south of Las Anod. Sahdheer lies a few miles northwest of Gumburka Cagaare,[4] the site of the greatest Darwiish victory over a joint Abyssinian-British force. The British force consisted of men from nine different regions of the world:

Within the encampment there was a strange medley of men drawn from many different corners of the Empire: From the British Isles, from South Africa, from Frontier of India, from Kenya, from the Nile, from the uplands of Central Africa, Boers and Sikhs and Sudanese: Their race had battled against the Empire not so many years before, but had since found contentment and prosperity under British rule.[5]

In August 2014, Somaliland troops marched into Sahdheer engaged pro-Khatumo State militias in battles that killed at least 10 people. [6] United States Special Representative for Somalia James P. McAnulty and others jointly expressed concern over the deployment of troops to Sahdheer.[7]

In June 2015, the President of Khatumo State, Ali Khalif Galaydh, moved his address from Buuhoodle to Sahdheer.[8] Still, in August, he moved his address to Balli Ad in Togdheer due to the approach of the Somaliland army on the outskirts of the town and protests from residents.[9]

Fighting between local clans in Dhummay, Sool, October 2018.[10] Dhummay elders blamed the Somaliland government for allowing the militia the opportunity to attack because the Somaliland army in Dhummay was moved to Sahdheer.[11]

In August 2020, a mediation meeting was held in Sahdheer due to fighting between Dhulbahante clans (Ararsame and Hayaag) in Horufadhi.[12]

In May 2021, Jaamac Faarax Xasan, Minister of Health for Puntland, visits Sahdheer. Welcomed by clan chief, Garad Jama Garad Ali.[13]

In January 2022, Somaliland's Ministry of Water Resources Development revived a well in the Sahdheer region.[14]

Demographics

The town's main inhabitants are Dhulbahante branch of the Darod,[15] with the Bahararsame sub-clan of the Farah Garad branch well represented.[16]

See also

Notes

    References
    1. "Somalia country profile". BBC. 1 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
    2. WFP Somalia (April 2007). "Puntland Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment" (PDF). Retrieved 17 June 2021.
    3. UNHCR (2 November 2007). "IDP populations because of Conflict in Laas Caanood" (PDF). Retrieved 9 January 2023.
    4. "Saaxdheer, Somalia - Geographical Names, map, geographic coordinates".
    5. Mad Mullah of Somaliland, page 94, Douglas Jardine
    6. "Khasaaraha dagaalka Saaxdheer oo sii kordhaya". XAQIIQA TIMES. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    7. "Beesha caalamka oo ku baaqdey in ciidamadu ka baxaan Saaxdheer". Garowe online. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    8. "Ciidamada Qaranka Somaliland Oo Ku Jihaysan Saaxdheer Si Ay Cagta U Mariyaan Shir Ka Dhan Ah Danaha Qaranka Somaliland Oo Ay kooxda Khaatumo–Seeg Halkaas Ka Abaabulayso". barkulannews.com. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    9. "Cali Khaliif Oo u Qaxay Balicad kana huleelay Xaruntiisii Saaxdheer". Halsan Media. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    10. "In ka badan 40 qof oo ku dhintay dagaal beeleed ka dhacay deegaanka Dhumay ee gobolka Sool". BBC. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    11. "Somaliland:Sool Conflict Requires Political Solution". Horn Diplomat. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    12. "WEJIGA LABAAD EE SHIRKA NABADAYNTA HORUFADHI OO KA FURMAYA DEGAANKA SAAXDHEER". Puntland Post. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    13. "WASIIRKA CAAFIMAADKA PUNTLAND OO LA CIIDAY SHACABKA MAGAALADA SAAXDHEER". Puntland Post. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    14. "Sool: Ceel Biyoodka Degaanka Saax-dheer Oo La Dayactiray". hargeisapress.com. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
    15. Markus Virgil Hoehne (2015). "Between Somaliland and Puntland" (PDF). p. 92. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
    16. "Alle Bari. Beesha Reer Garaad Cali Bahararsame Oo Ku Alle Baryey Degmada Saaxdheer Ee Gobolka Sool". YouTube (in Somali). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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