Xudun, Somalia

Hudun (Somali: Xudun) is a historical town in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland, and the seat of the Hudun district.[2]

Xudun
Town
Xudun
Location in Somaliland.
Coordinates: 9°6′45″N 47°27′38″E
Country Somaliland
RegionSool
DistrictXudun
Population
 (2007)[1]
 • Total3,258
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Overview

The center of the Xudun District, the settlement lies 59 kilometres north by road from the provincial capital of Las Anod.[3]

Education

According to the Ministry of National Planning and Development in Somaliland, there are 9 primary schools and 1 secondary school in the Xudun District.[4]

History

On February 15, 1960, before Somaliland's independence, the first democratic elections were held in British Somaliland, and Ibrahim Eid was selected as the representative from Xudun.[5]

The Somaliland government did not hold polls here during the 2005 Somaliland parliamentary election, citing Hudun as a disputed territory.[6]

In March 2012, the militant group Al-Shabaab near Xudun was exterminated by Somali Federal Army and Ethiopian Army.[7]

In November 2012, the president of Khatumo State declared victory in the battle against the Somaliland army in Xudun.[8]

In January 2013, Khatumo militia based in southern Xudun were defeated and displaced by Somaliland forces.[9] The captured militia were imprisoned in Burao.[10]

In August 2017, the Somaliland government held a voting process for national elections in Xudun, which was opposed by Xudun residents as belonging to Puntland, and fighting took place between the Somaliland army and local forces in Xudun.[11]

In May 2021, voter turnout in Xudun and other Dhulbahante clan-inhabited areas in the Somaliland parliamentary election was significantly higher than in the previous election in 2005.[12]

Notes
  1. WFP (2007). "Puntland - Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  2. "Districts of Somalia".
  3. Google Maps (Map). Google.
  4. "SOOL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN (2014-2016)" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  5. Somaliland (2019-06-25). "The Rebirth of Somaliland (1): History of Somaliland before 1960". Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  6. Ragnhild Hollekim, Stig Jarle Hansen and Geir Moe Sørensen (March 2006). "SOMALILAND: ELECTIONS FOR THE LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT SEPTEMBER 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  7. "Baahin: Khamiis, Mar 22, Khadar Cawl ~ Daljir ~ Buuhoodle. Xudun, Bakool oo u gacan gashay ciidamada dawlada federaalka & Ethiopia; Nin ka tirsanaa ciidamada Al-shabaab ee buurala Golis oo isu dhiinay ciidanka Puntland; Dawlada federaalka oo sheegtay in ay dejisay qorshe lagu sugayo amniga meelaha laga qabsaday Al-shabaab". daljir. 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  8. "Madaxweynaha maamulka Khaatumo oo guul ka sheegtay dagaalkii shalay ka dhacay Xudun (Dhegayso)". daljir.com. 2012-11-29. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  9. "Somaliland:Khatumo Militias Dislodged from Hudun Bases". Somaliland Sum. 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  10. "Somaliland Army Crush Khatuumo Aligned Militiamen". Somaliland Current. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
  11. "Dagaalo Caawa Ka Socda Deegaanka Xudun Ee Gobolka Sool". radiodalsan.com. 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
  12. Academy for Peace and Development (May 2021). "Somaliland's Two Decades OldElectoral Democracy" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-05-31.

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