Official Name: | Quljeed |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Awdal#Somaliland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Somaliland |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Awdal |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Timezone: | EAT |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Coordinates: | 10.0914°N 43.0092°W |
Quljeed is a town in the western Awdal region of Somaliland.[1] It is notable for being the birthplace of Dahir Riyale Kahin, the 3rd President of Somaliland.
Quljeed is situated about 30 km to the northwest of Borama.[2]
The town is inhabited by the Reer Dudub branch of the Jibriil Yoonis, a subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[3]