Khatumo State
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Khatumo State of Somalia |
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Anthem: Qolobaa Calankeed
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| Capital and largest city |
Las Anod 9°8′N 48°25′E / 9.133°N 48.417°E |
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| Demonym | Khatumite |
| Government | Autonomous presidential democracy |
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• President
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Ali Khalif Galaydh |
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• Vice President
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Abdul Sulub |
| Autonomy within Somalia | |
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• Established
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2012 |
| Population | |
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• 2014 estimate
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1,000,000 |
| Currency | Somali shilling (SOS) |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
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• Summer (DST)
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not observed (UTC+3) |
| Calling code | +252 (Somalia) |
| Internet TLD | .so |
Khatumo State (Somali: Khaatumo, Arabic: ولاية خاتمة), officially the Khatumo State of Somalia (Somali: Dowlad Goboleedka Khaatumo ee Soomaaliya), is an unrecognized region in northern Somalia. Centered on the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn or SSC provinces, its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 2012. Khatumo State is primarily inhabited by the Somali clan of Dhulbahante.
Historically, the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) regions of Somalia served as the seats of both the Warsangeli Sultanate and the Dervish State.
Control of the territory is disputed between Khatumo State (formerly HBM-SSC or Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC) and the autonomous Puntland and Somaliland regions of Somalia.
According to the Northern Somali Unionist Movement (NSUM), Khatumo State's precursor, NSUM stands for the promotion of peace, reconciliation and unity among all people from Somalia. The organization does not recognize the self-declared independence of Somaliland. It also opposes the 2007 occupation of the Sool province by Somaliland troops. In 2010, NSUM militants were involved in clashes between themselves and Somaliland militia near Widhwidh, in the Cayn region of Somalia.
In 2012, the Khatumo State administration was finalized after a series of domestic and overseas conferences beginning in 2007 between prominent political figures, traditional leaders and local residents. The territory's capital was initially at Taleh. Since August 2014, Las Anod serves as Khatumo State's declared administrative center.
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