Baki, Awdal
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Baki | |
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Town | |
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  Baki Location in Somaliland. .svg) Baki Baki (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 10°00′25″N 43°21′47″E / 10.006939°N 43.363006°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Baki District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,420 km2 (1,320 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 148,702 |
| • Density | 43.48/km2 (112.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
Baki is a town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. It is the capital of the Baki district.
Demographics
Baki is inhabited by the Reer Nuur branch of the Makahiil and Reer Mohamed branch of the Mahad 'Ase subclans of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[1][2][3]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Ciabarri, Luca. Dopo lo Stato. Storia e antropologia della ricomposizione sociale nella Somalia settentrionale: Storia e antropologia della ricomposizione sociale nella Somalia settentrionale (in Italian). FrancoAngeli. p. 258.
Baki region, the traditional region of the Gadabursi
- ^ Ambroso, Guido (August 2002). Pastoral society and transnational refugees: population movements in Somaliland and eastern Ethiopia. UNHCR Brussels.
Chart showing the Gadabursi exclusively inhabiting the Baki district
- ^ Keating, Michael; Waldmann, Matt (2018). War and Peace in Somalia: National Grievances, Local Conflict and Al-Shabaab. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780190058012.
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