Buraan

Buraan, also known as Hiil Buraan or Hiil Borraan,[2] is a town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland.

Buraan
Town
Buraan
Location in Somaliland.
Coordinates: 10°13′7″N 48°46′7″E
Country Somaliland
RegionSanaag
DistrictLas Khorey
Population
 (2007[1])
 • Total3,300
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Overview

Buraan is situated in eastern Sanaag, near the Bari region in neighbouring Somalia. Along with Las Khorey and Hadaftimo, it is considered to be one of the oldest settlements in the province.

During the British colonial period, four settlements, Buraan in the Sool Plateau and Ceel-Doofaa, Xubeera, and Hadaftimo in the Gebi Valley, were identified in this area.[3]

In June 2014, the Puntland government launched a new tree-planting campaign in the state, with the regional Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism slated to plant 25,000 trees by the end of the year. Buraan is among the seven cities and towns earmarked for the reforestation initiative, which also include Garowe, Bosaso, Qardho, Buuhoodle, Dhahar and Galkayo. The campaign is part of a broader partnership between the Puntland authorities and EU to set up various environmental protection measures in the region, with the aim of promoting reforestation and afforestation.[4]

Buraan was briefly in the late 2000s a part of the Maakhir administration, which mainly covered Badhan District areas, until it was officially incorporated into the Puntland authority since late 2009.[5]

Transportation

In 2012, the Puntland Highway Authority (PHA) announced a project to connect Buraan and other remote or littoral towns in Puntland to the main regional highway.[6][7] The 750 km thoroughfare links major cities in the northern part of Somalia, such as Bosaso, Galkayo and Garowe, with towns in the south.[8] It is part of a broader initiative by the Puntland government to develop and renovate the regional transportation infrastructure.[7]

Notes
  1. WFP Somalia (April 2007). "Puntland Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  2. "Buraan, Somalia". Falling Rain. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. Simon Mumuli Oduori, Musse Shaie Alim and Nathalie Gomes (February 2006). "Environmental Study of Degradation in the Sool Plateau and Gebi valley: Sanaag region of Northern Somalia" (PDF). p. 59. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  4. "Somalia: World Environment Day celebrated in Puntland, Govt calls for tree plantation". Garowe Online. 5 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. Renders, Marleen (20 January 2012). Consider Somaliland: State-Building with Traditional Leaders and Institutions. BRILL. ISBN 978-9004218482. Retrieved 7 February 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. "Puntland to upgrade Bosaso-Garowe highway". Sabahi. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  7. "Somalia: Puntland Highway Authority renovates roads". Garowe Online. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  8. "The First 100 Days in Office". Waayaha. 26 April 2009. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 25 August 2013.

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