Agabar is a sizeable town in the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland. It is located in the northeastern side of Gabiley District.[1]
Agabar | |
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Town | |
 Panoramic view of Agabar | |
  Agabar Location in Somaliland .svg) Agabar Agabar (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 9°55′N 43°55′E / 9.917°N 43.917°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Maroodi Jeex |
| District | Gabiley District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Demographics edit
The total population of Agabar is 6,547 and is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Jibril Abokor (Bahabar Adan) sub divisions of the Sa'ad Musa subclan of the Habar Awal Isaaq making up the traditional residents of this town.[2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Agabar Map — Satellite Images of Agabar". maplandia.com.
- ^ Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Somalia: Information on the ethnic composition in Gabiley (Gebiley) in 1987–1988, 1 April 1996, SOM23518.E [accessed 6 October 2009]
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