Oodweyne

Odweyne Somali: Oodweyne
Town
Local council seal of Odweyne
Odweyne Location in Somaliland. Show map of Togdheer Odweyne Odweyne (Somaliland) Show map of Somaliland
Coordinates: 9°24′N 45°4′E
Country	Somaliland
Region	Togdheer
District	Oodweyne District
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	60,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Odweyne (Somali: Oodweyne, meaning "Big bush") is a town in the northwestern Togdheer region of Somaliland. It is located between Burco and Hargeisa in the western part of Togdheer region.[2][3]

Notable residents

• Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman, Sultan of the Habr Yunis and one of the founders of the Somali Dervish movement.
• Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, two-time prime minister of Somalia and second president of Somaliland.

See also

References

1. "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.
2. Ministry of National Planning and Development, Republic of Somaliland. "Togdheer Region Development Plan (2014-16)" (PDF).
3. Project, War-torn Societies; Programme, WSP Transition (2005). Rebuilding Somaliland: Issues and Possibilities. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-228-3.