Maakhir

Maakhir State of Somalia

ولاية ماخر الصومال

2007–2009


Flag	Coat of arms

Anthem
Soomaaliyeey toosoo

Capital

Badhan

Government

Federal state

History

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Declared

1 July 2007

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Dissolved

11 January 2009

Area

45,000 km² (17,375 sq mi)

Population

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est.

700,000

Density

15.6 /km² (40.3 /sq mi)

Currency

Internet TLD

Calling code

Succeeded by

Maakhir (Somali: Goboleedka Maakhir, Arabic: ماخر ‎‎ Maakhirian), officially the Maakhir State of Somalia (Somali: Maamul Goboleedka Maakhiran; Arabic: ولاية ماخر الصومال‎‎ Wilaayatul baladul Maakhir balad- aṣ-Ṣūmmāal) was an autonomous region in northern Somalia, situated in an area disputed by the Somaliland and Puntland macro-regions. In January 2009, it was incorporated into Puntland.

Maakhir was a self-proclaimed state that represented the political will of the Warsangali Darod within federal Somalia. The Warsangali were one of the principal actors in the creation of the Puntland State as a successor to the Harti Sultanates after the collapse of the central government in Somalia in 1991. However, since the proclamation of an autonomous Puntland in 1998, some Warsangali felt that they were sidelined while the Majeerteen clan assumed a hegemonic role in the state. Maakhir was brought back into the Puntland fold by General Abdullahi Ahmed Jama ("Ilkajir"), who contested the Puntland election. General Ilkajir became the de facto leader of Maakhir following the dissolution of the Maakhir administration.

Maakhir State proclaimed autonomy at a 1 July 2007 ceremony in Badhan in response to overlapping claims of Somaliland and Puntland over the western Sanaag and western Bari, both of which have led to several gun battles over control of the territory between Somaliland and Puntland. Puntland and Somaliland have signed oil concessions in this part of Sanaag, without the consent of the local leadership. This contributed to the desire of the local Warsangali to administer their own affairs, and to resolve disputes with Mohamud Muse Hersi, the former President of Puntland.

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