Gabiley

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Gabiley
غابيلي
—  Town  —
Nomadic pedestrians in Gabiley.
Gabiley is located in Somalia
Gabiley
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 10°10′53″N 45°33′46″E / 10.18139°N 45.56278°E / 10.18139; 45.56278Coordinates: 10°10′53″N 45°33′46″E / 10.18139°N 45.56278°E / 10.18139; 45.56278
Country  Somalia
Region Woqooyi Galbeed
Government
 • Mayor Khadra Haji Ismail Geid
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Gabiley (Somali: Gabileh, Arabic: غابيلي‎) is a city in the northwestern Woqooyi Galbeed province of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.

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Location

Gabiley is located 54 km west of Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. The capital of the Gabiley sub-region, it is bounded on the north by the Gulf of Aden on the west by the Awdal region, on the east by Hargeisa, and on the south by the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

History

Gabiley is one of the oldest towns in northern Somalia after Zeila, Berbera and Amud. Some stones left behind in the area were believed to have been earmarked for the construction of pyramids.

Demographics

Gabiley is mainly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group. The main inhabitants of Gabiley are people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Jibriil Abokor, Habar Awal sub-clans of the Isaaq Somali clan are well represented. [1]

Education

Primary education is available throughout the district. The latter includes the smaller communities, which have their own primary schools. For post-secondary education, Timacade University was opened in 2009 to serve the needs of the town's students.

Services

Gabiley has one operating general hospital. Opened in 2010, it provides medical services to the larger region.

Between May 2011 and March 2012, the municipal government was led by Mayor Eng: Sifir.[2] She presently serves as Vice Mayor.

Agriculture

Gabiley is noted for its agricultural and farming industry, and is where most of the region's crops are produced. Crops grown in the area include corn, maize, wheat and barley, beans, peas and groundnuts, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, garlic, salad and cabbages, oranges, watermelon and papaya.

Townships

Major towns:

Minor towns:

  • Harcadaad
  • Argeegta
  • Teysa
  • Xidhinta
  • Ijaara
  • Elbardaale
  • Boqor
  • Bus
  • Galoolay
  • Gogeysa
  • Geedabeera
  • Saaray
  • Ali Haydh
  • Abdi Ghedi
  • Eyl Shiekh
  • Ilinta
  • Caada

Notable residents

Notes

  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ "Khadra Gaydh: The first" Madam Mayor" in Somaliland". Hiiraan Online. Retrieved 2011-09-23. 

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