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Hargeisa

Hargeysa

هرجيسا
Ceety
Montage of places in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Montage of places in Hargeisa, Somaliland.
Hargeisa is located in Somaliland
Hargeisa
Hargeisa
Location in Somaliland.
Coordinates: 10°00′00″N 44°30′00″E / 10.00000°N 44.50000°E / 10.00000; 44.50000Coordinates: 10°00′00″N 44°30′00″E / 10.00000°N 44.50000°E / 10.00000; 44.50000
Kintra Somaliland
RegionWoqooyi Galbeed
 1960 (State o Somaliland)
 1991 (Somalie)
Govrenment
 • MayorYusuf Warsame Saeed
Population
 • Total1,200,000[1]
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Hargeisa (Somali: Hargaysa, Arabic: هرجيسا‎) is the caipital o the Woqooyi Galbeed region an the 2nt lairgest ceety in Somalie wi a population o approximately 1.3 million. Hergesia is the caipital o Somaliland, a de facto independent republic that is internaitionally recognised as a pairt o Somalie. It wis the colonial caipital o Breetish Somaliland frae 1941 tae 1960 when it gained independence as the State o Somaliland an unitit wi Italian Somaliland tae form the Somali Republic.

References

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  1. Hargeisa City Hall. Retrieved on 2012-10-17. (2000 est.)