Baki, Awdal Explained

Official Name:	Baki
Settlement Type:	Town
Pushpin Map:	Awdal#Somaliland
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Somaliland.
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Type1:	Region
Subdivision Name1:	Awdal
Subdivision Type2:	District
Subdivision Name2:	Baki District
Unit Pref:	Metric
Area Total Km2:	3,420
Population As Of:	2019
Population Total:	148,702
Population Density Km2:	43.48
Timezone:	EAT
Utc Offset:	+3
Coordinates:	10.0069°N 43.363°W
Blank Name:	Climate
Blank Info:	BSh

Baki is a town in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. It is the capital of the Baki district.

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] [3]}

See also

• Administrative divisions of Somaliland
• Regions of Somaliland
• Districts of Somaliland

References

• Jaaraahorato

Notes and References

1. Book: Ciabarri. Luca. Dopo lo Stato. Storia e antropologia della ricomposizione sociale nella Somalia settentrionale: Storia e antropologia della ricomposizione sociale nella Somalia settentrionale. FrancoAngeli. 258. italian. Baki region, the traditional region of the Gadabursi.
2. Book: Ambroso. Guido. Pastoral society and transnational refugees: population movements in Somaliland and eastern Ethiopia. August 2002. UNHCR Brussels. Chart showing the Gadabursi exclusively inhabiting the Baki district.
3. Book: Keating. Michael. Waldmann. Matt. War and Peace in Somalia: National Grievances, Local Conflict and Al-Shabaab. 2018. Oxford University Press. 9780190058012.