Garadag | |
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district | |
Location in Somaliland. | |
Coordinates: 9°29′15″N 46°52′1″E / 9.48750°N 46.86694°E | |
Country | Somaliland |
Region | Sanaag |
District | District |
Population | |
• Total | 17,400 |
Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Garadag (Somali: Gar Adag) is the District district of the northern Sanaag region of Somaliland. the city is primarily inhibited by biciide subclan of reer iidle
Garadag is located northwest of Xudun and east by road from War Idaad.
Local control of the area is disputed between Somaliland, a self-declared independent republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia, the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia, and HBM-SSC (Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC), a local unionist group whose goal is the creation of its own regional administration (Sool, Sanaag and Cayn or SSC).