Tawfiiq Towfiiq توفيق |
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Town | |
Motto: The heart of Golol | |
Location in Somalia. | |
Coordinates: 6°37′2″N 48°52′31″E / 6.61722°N 48.87528°E | |
Country | |
Province | Mudug |
District | Tawfiiq |
Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Tawfiiq (Somali: Tawfiiq, Arabic: توفيق), also known as Towfiiq, is a town in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia. It lies beyond the Golol valley, 160 km northeast of the provincial capital of Galkayo.
The settlement was founded relatively recently, in the year 2000. Due to its grazing areas and natural lakes, it has evolved into a gathering point for livestock herders. In early 2011, the Abdulahi Insaniya Primary and Intermediate school was also established in the town.
Tawfiiq is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Saleban Abdalle, sub-clan of Surre of the Dir especially well-represented.
Administratively, Tawfiiq is governed by the autonomous Puntland administration. And many villages as
Salamaco and Hingaras are under Tawfiiq's jurisdiction. Due to its rapid growth, the town was declared a full district by the Puntland ministerial cabinet in April 2013.