Baki town
Baki (also: Bagi) is a town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. It is the capital of the Baki district.
Baki | |
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Town | |
  Baki Location in Somaliland. | |
| Coordinates: 10.006939°N 43.363006°E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Baki |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
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]
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
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