Hudun District Explained

Official Name:Hudun District
Native Name:Degmada Xudun
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Somaliland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Somalia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sool
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Hudun
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:18785
Population As Of:2005
Population Footnotes:[1]
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Hudun District (Somali: Degmada Xudun) is a historical district in the Sool region of SSC-Khaatumo Its capital lies at Hudun. The border between Hudun District and Las Anod District goes through the town of Buur Anod, also called Buur Caanood, a town that lies in between the towns of Dib Shabeel to the north, and Daryaha (Daryaha) to the south.[2] This was the site of the largest battle between Dervish and colonial forces in 1904.[3]

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  1. 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.
  2. https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/120222_OCHASom_Administrative_Map_Sool_LaasCaanood_A3.pdf
  3. Into Africa with Margaret Laurence - Fiona Sparrow ยท 1992, p 75