| Official Name: | Arabsiyo |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | Marodi Jeh#Somaliland |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 300 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somaliland |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Mayor |
| Leader Name2: | Mustafe Hamud Balayah |
| Leader Title3: | Secratory of local government |
| Leader Name3: | Koosaar Haji Osman |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 9.6833°N 89°W |
| Timezone: | +3 |
| Website: | arabsiyo.gov.org |
Arabsiyo is a town in the Gabiley district of Somaliland. The town is located about 30 km west of Hargeisa.
Arabsiyo has a three valleys located on the West, Central and on the Eastern of the city with a number of farming villages such as Huluq, Agamsa, Gogol-wanaag, Beeyo-Qalooce, Dhagaxmadoobe, Biyomacaan, Laas Xadhaadh and Gogeysa towards Gabiley city.
Arabsiyo city has a total population of around 22,500 inhabitants and is primarily inhabited by the Jibril Abokor (Baha Omar and Bahabar Adan) and Hussein Abokor (Bah Gobo) and Abdalla Abokor (Reer Galool) sub divisions of the Sa'ad Musa subclan of the Habar Awal Isaaq.[1] [2] [3]
Primary schools and Secondary schools are available throughout the district.[5]
Primary schools
Secondary schools
The climate here is considered to be a local steppe climate. There is consistent precipitation in Arabsiyo. According to Köppen-Geiger system, this climate is classified as (BSh). In Arabsiyo, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 489 mm. The driest month is December, with 2 mm of rain. In August, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 91 mm. June is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in June averages 24.5 °C. At 17.6 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year. There is a difference of 89 mm of precipitation between the driest and wettest months. The variation in annual temperature is around 6.9 °C.
| hideClimate data for Arabsiyo | ||||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year | |
| Average high °C (°F) | 24.6(76.3) | 26.1(79.0) | 28.1(82.6) | 28.6(83.5) | 29.9(85.8) | 30.7(87.3) | 29.2(84.6) | 29.2(84.6) | 29.9(85.8) | 27.9(82.2) | 26(79) | 24.2(75.6) | 27.9(82.2) | |
| Average low °C (°F) | 10.6(51.1) | 12.2(54.0) | 14.4(57.9) | 16.2(61.2) | 17.4(63.3) | 18.3(64.9) | 17.8(64.0) | 17.6(63.7) | 17.4(63.3) | 14.4(57.9) | 12.2(54.0) | 11.2(52.2) | 15.0(59.0) | |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 4(0.2) | 11(0.4) | 33(1.3) | 74(2.9) | 63(2.5) | 36(1.4) | 73(2.9) | 91(3.6) | 76(3.0) | 18(0.7) | 8(0.3) | 2(0.1) | 489(19.3) | |
| Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 1460m | ||||||||||||||