Sheikh District Explained

Official Name:Sheikh District
Native Name:Degmada Sheekh
Settlement Type:District
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Sahil
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Subdivision Name2:Sheikh
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2005
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:100,000
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Elevation M:1500[2]
Elevation Ft:4921

Sheikh District (Somali: Degmada Sheekh) is a district in the Sahil region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Sheikh.[3] The district was part of Togdheer region until 1998, when the Sheikh District was incorporated into the Sahil region.[4]

Overview

Sheikh is primarily inhabited by people from the Isamusa ethnic group, with the clan eponyms of sub-divisions of Mohammed Isa especially well-represented.[5]

As with many other areas in the Somaliland interior, Sheikh is noted for its numerous historical structures and mountainous scenery.

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Notes and References

  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. http://slministryofplanning.org/images/REGIONS/Sahil.pdf
  3. Web site: Districts of Somalia.
  4. Web site: Local Government Law.
  5. Book: I.M Lewis : peoples of the Horn of Africa.. 9781315308173. Lewis. I. M.. 3 February 2017.