Harardhere

Harardhere هرارديري Xarardheere Haradere
Town
Somalia Flag
Coordinates: 4°39′16″N 47°51′27″E
Country	Somalia
province	Galmudug
District	Harardhere
Government
• Control	Somalia
Population
• Total	65,523
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	+252

Harardhere (Arabic: هرارديري, Somali: Xarardheere) is a historic town in the Mudug province of Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Galmudug state and serves as the capital of the Harardhere District.

History

The town was controlled by the al-Qaeda-linked terrorist group al-Shabaab from at least 2012 to 2023. In 2018, a US airstrike killed 60 al-Shabaab fighters at a training camp in a rural area outside the town.[1] On 16 January 2023, the town was recaptured by the Somali Armed Forces.

Demographics

As of 2005, Harardhere had a population of around 65,543 inhabitants. As with most of Galmudug, it is primarily inhabited by Somalis from the Hiraab sub-clan of the Hawiye.[2][3]

Notable residents

• Abdirashid Ali Shermarke, second president of Somalia
• Daud Abdulle Hirsi, first Somali Armed Forces commander
• Mohamed Abshir Muse, first Somali Police Force commander
• Salaad Gabeyre Kediye, former Somali senior military commander
• Ahmed Mohamed Jimale, former Chief of staff of Somalia National Army

References

1. Guled, Abdi (17 October 2018). "US airstrike wiped out al-Shabab camp in Somalia, intel officials say". Military Times. The Associated Press. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
2. "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. United Nations Development Programme. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
3. "SomaliaReport: Harardheere's Newly Declared Female President". piracyreport.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.