Megagle

Megagle (Somali: Meygaagle) is a village in the Togdheer province of Somaliland. It is located in Buuhoodle District, north by road from Buuhoodle and Sool Joogto on the Megagle Road.[1][2]

Megagle
Meygaagle
Village
Megagle
Location in Somaliland
Megagle
Megagle (Somaliland)
Coordinates: 8°28′N 46°18′E
Country Somaliland
RegionTogdheer
DistrictBuuhoodle
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

The main inhabitants are Dhulbahante branch of the Darod,[3] with the gaashaanbuur subclan[note 1] of Miinanle especially well represented.[5]

Notes

  1. A gaashaanbuur refers to a political alliance rather than a patrilineal alliance[4]

See also

References

  1. Google Maps (Map). Google. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. Bing Maps (Map). Microsoft and Harris Corporation Earthstar Geographics LLC. {{cite map}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  3. Markus Virgil Hoehne (2015). "Between Somaliland and Puntland" (PDF). p. 92. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
  4. Sensenig, Peter (2016). Peace Clan: Mennonite Peacemaking in Somalia. p. 231.
  5. Taariikhdii daraawiishta iyo Sayid Maxamad Cabdille Xasan, PAGE 176, 2005
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