Faraweyne | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Maroodi Jeex |
Established Title: | Founded |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 9.3319°N 43.6703°W |
Pushpin Map: | Marodi Jeh#Somaliland |
Pushpin Label Position: | Bottom |
Faraweyne (Somali: Faraweyne) is a town in the Maroodijeex region of Somaliland close to the border with Ethiopia. It is also close to the town of Allaybaday on the border. Faraweyne is exclusively inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Sa'ad Musa subclan of the Habar Awal Isaaq dominating the town.