Harardhere Explained

Official Name:Harardhere
Native Name:هرارديري
Xarardheere
Other Name:Haradere
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Somalia
Subdivision Type1:province
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Harardhere
Leader Title:Control
Leader Name: Somalia
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:65,523
Population Density Km2:IClan_type =Maxamed Cade Sub-Clan of Waesle and Ayr, Saleban, SARUUR Habargidir
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Coordinates:4.6544°N 47.8575°W
Area Code:+252

Harardhere (Somali: Xarardheere) is a historic town in the Mudug province of Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Galmudug state and serves as the capital of the Harardhere District.

History

The town was controlled by the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group al-Shabaab from at least 2012 to 2023. In 2018, a US airstrike killed 60 al-Shabaab fighters at a training camp in a rural area outside the town.[1] On 16 January 2023, the town was recaptured by the Somali Armed Forces.

Demographics

As of 2005, Harardhere had a population of around 65,543 inhabitants. As with most of Galmudug, it is primarily inhabited by Somalis from the Hiraab sub-clan of the Hawiye.[2] [3]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US airstrike wiped out al-Shabab camp in Somalia, intel officials say. Abdi. Guled. The Associated Press. 17 October 2018. Military Times. 31 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft) . . . 31 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728203029/https://docs.unocha.org/sites/dms/Somalia/UNDP-POP-RURAL-URBAN%202005.pdf . 28 July 2017 . dead.
  3. Web site: SomaliaReport: Harardheere's Newly Declared Female President. piracyreport.com. 31 May 2019.