Aynaba District Explained

Official Name:Aynabo
Other Name:Saraar
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Map:Somaliland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sool
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Aynabo
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:5347
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

Aynabo District (Somali: Degmada Caynaba), colloquially known as Sarar (Somali: Saraar), is a district in the northern Sool region of Somaliland.[1] Its capital lies at Aynabo.[1] Other settlements in the district includes Wadaamagoo, War Idaad, Berkad Ali Hersi, Godheeli, Habariheshay, Ceeldhaab, Ceegaag, Oog, Badweyn, Gowsaweyne and Qoridheere.

Oil exploration

Northern section of the district is home to Block SL10B/13. In November 2019, Genel Energy presented its estimation of the block's potential. It concluded the existence of active petroleum system and several stacked oil reserves within the block adding up to 1.3 billion barrels of oil. Full field development will have daily output of 50,000 barrels of oil.[2] In December 2021, Genel Energy signed a farm-out deal with OPIC Somaliland Corporation, backed by Taiwan’s CPC Corporation, on the SL10B/13 block.[3] According to Genel, the block could contain more than 5 billion barrels of prospective resources.

Demography

The total population of the district is 10.000 - 18.000

8. The district is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Musa Abokor and Cumar Jibril Habarjeclo sub-clan of the Isaaq well represented.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Districts of Somalia.
  2. Web site: Somaliland Block SL10B/13 . 10 March 2020 . 27 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230827224858/https://www.genelenergy.com/media/2333/genel-somaliland-aow-presentation.pdf . dead .
  3. Web site: Reed. Ed. 2021-12-20. Genel reaches East African farm-out with Taiwan's CPC. 2021-12-22. Energy Voice. en-US.
  4. Web site: EASO Country of Origin Information Report Somalia Security Situation . 10 March 2020 . the Isaaq subclan Habar Jeelo lives in the Caynabo district.