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Berbera District

Coordinates: 10°26′21″N 45°00′36″E / 10.4392°N 45.0101°E / 10.4392; 45.0101
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Berbera District
Degmada Barbara
Ottoman architecture in Berbera
Ottoman architecture in Berbera
Location of Berbera district in Sahil, Somaliland
Location of Berbera district in Sahil, Somaliland
Country Somaliland
RegionSahil
CapitalBerbera
Population
 (2005)[1]
 • Total
60,753
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Berbera District (Somali: Degmada Barbara) is a district of the Sahil province in Somaliland. Its capital lies at Berbera.

It is inhabited by people from the Habr Awal, Garhajis and Habr Je'lo sub-clans of the Isaaq Somalis.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  2. ^ Lewis, I. M. (1994). Blood and Bone: The Call of Kinship in Somali Society. The Red Sea Press. p. 102. ISBN 9780932415936. isaaq noble.
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10°26′21″N 45°00′36″E / 10.4392°N 45.0101°E / 10.4392; 45.0101