Dilla
Dilla is a town located in the western Awdal region of Somaliland. It is bordered between to 2 cities. Borama and Kalabaydh.
Dilla ديلا | |
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Town | |
  Dilla Location in Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 9°46′41.8″N 43°20′47.6″E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Baki |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
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Demographics
There is no census on the town population, but the district of Dilla has a population of 96,885 people.[1] Dilla is exclusively inhabited by the Mohamuud Nuur, one of the two sub divisions of Reer Nuur, a clan of the Makahiil Gadabuursi.[2][3]
R.J Hayward and I.M. Lewis (2005) both state that Dilla is the major town and region of the Reer Mohamuud Nuur:
"The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila."[4]
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References
- http://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.
- Lewis, I. M. (1999-01-01). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 110. ISBN 9780852552803.
- Dostal, Walter (2005). Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. p. 296.
- Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753.
The major town of the Rer Mohamoud Nur, Dila.
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