Agabar Explained

Official Name:Agabar
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Marodi Jeh#Somaliland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Maroodi Jeex
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Gabiley District
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:9.9167°N 98°W

Agabar is a sizeable town in the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland. It is located in the northeastern side of Gabiley District.[1]

Demographics

The total population of Agabar is 6,547 and is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Jibril Abokor (Bahabar Adan) sub divisions of the Sa'ad Musa subclan of the Habar Awal Isaaq making up the traditional residents of this town.[2]

See also

References

9.9333°N 98°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Agabar Map — Satellite Images of Agabar . maplandia.com.
  2. Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: Information on the ethnic composition in Gabiley (Gebiley) in 1987–1988, 1 April 1996, SOM23518.E [accessed 6 October 2009]