Kalabaydh
city
A mosque in Kalabaydh
A mosque in Kalabaydh
Kalabaydh is located in Sool
Kalabaydh
Kalabaydh
Location in Somaliland
Kalabaydh is located in Somaliland
Kalabaydh
Kalabaydh
Kalabaydh (Somaliland)
Coordinates: 8°14′29″N 47°13′34″E / 8.24139°N 47.22611°E / 8.24139; 47.22611
Country Somaliland
RegionSool
DistrictLas Anod District
Population
 (2023)
  Total155,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Kalabaydh, also spelled Kalabayr, is a town in southern Sool region of Somaliland.[1][2]

Overview

Local control is disputed between Somaliland, Puntland and Khatumo State (formerly HBM-SSC or Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC[3]).

Education

Kalabaydh has a number of academic institutions. According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there are 8 primary schools in the Kalabaydh District. Among these are Kalabayr Primary, Saaxdheer, Xidh-Xidh and Qorilay.[4] Secondary schools in the area include Kalabayr Secondary.[5]

Demographics

The town is inhabited by the Dhulbahante clan, with it primarily inhabited by lineages belonging to the Bahararsame specially and mostly Mohamed Garaad of Farah Garad.[6] [7]

Notes

  1. "Districts of Somalia".
  2. "Countries That Aren't Really Countries".
  3. Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Puntland - Primary schools". Ministry of Education of Puntland. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  5. "Puntland - Secondary schools". Ministry of Education of Puntland. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  6. "Full Video:Beesha BAHRARSAME oo ku dhawaaqday Inay Qaateen Nabad Buuxda deegaanka KALABAYDH" (in Somali). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  7. "Shirkii beesha Maxamuud Cali ee Baharsame oo Kalabaydh ka dhacay" (in Somali). Retrieved 10 March 2023.

References

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