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]
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.