Yirowe

Yirowe, also spelt Yerrowa, Yerowa, Yeroweh or Yerowah (Somali: Yiroowe, Arabic: يروه) is a town in the Burao District, located in the Togdheer region of Somaliland.[1] The town is located 20 km east of Burao, the provincial capital of the Togdheer region.[2]

Yirowe
Yiroowe
يروه
Town
Drone footage of Yirowe
Drone footage of Yirowe
Yirowe is located in Togdheer
Yirowe
Yirowe
Location in Somaliland
Yirowe is located in Somaliland
Yirowe
Yirowe
Yirowe (Somaliland)
Coordinates: 9°25′0″N 45°43′0″E
Country Somaliland
RegionTogdheer
DistrictBurao District
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Overview

The town is known for the rocky hills that surround it and is home to the largest livestock market, known in Somali as seylad, in the Horn of Africa, with as many as 10,000 heads of sheep and goats sold daily, many of whom shipped to Gulf states via the port of Berbera.[3][4][5] The livestock market of Yirowe handles up to 70% of all sheep and goats exported and 65% of all camels exported from Berbera. The market handles livestock from all over the Horn of Africa.[6]

The town's central location serves as a hub that connects the nomadic interior of Somaliland and major cities like Burao, Erigavo, Aynaba and Las Anod to Somaliland's capital Hargeisa and its main port in Berbera.[7]

Yiroowe also contains a branch of the Indha Deero company, one of the largest companies operating in Somaliland.[8]

Demographics

Yiroowe was the site of a camp that hosted civilians and nomads that fled during land disputes but has since grown to become a significantly sized market town.[9][10][11] The town is primarily inhabited by the Ahmed Farah sub-division of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq.

References
  1. Burgett, Charles L. (1987). Gazetteer of Somalia: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. Defense Mapping Agency.
  2. Programme Overview: Mine Action Project, Law Enforcement Project with Project Proposals : 1999-2000. UNOPS, United Nations Office for Project Services. 2001.
  3. "Somaliland: Berbera and Yirowe upraising due to resource misappropriation | Somalidiasporanews.com". Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  4. Regulating the Livestock Economy of Somaliland. Academy for Peace and Development. 2002.
  5. Project, War-torn Societies; Programme, WSP Transition (2005). Rebuilding Somaliland: Issues and Possibilities. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-228-3.
  6. A Self-portrait of Somaliland: Rebuilding from the Ruins. Somaliland Centre for Peace and Development. 1999.
  7. A Self-portrait of Somaliland: Rebuilding from the Ruins. Somaliland Centre for Peace and Development. 1999.
  8. Somaliland Trade Directory. Somaliland Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. 2001.
  9. Africa Today. Afro Media. 1998.
  10. Renders, Marleen (2012-01-27). Consider Somaliland: State-Building with Traditional Leaders and Institutions. BRILL. ISBN 978-90-04-22254-0.
  11. M. Maxamed, Faarax (2004). Xasuus Qor.
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