Hargeisa

Hargeisa
Hargeysa  (Somali)
هرجيسا (Arabic)
Capital city
Drone view of Hargeisa, Hargeisa downtown, Hargeisa, Jama Mosque, Naasa Hablood
Flag of Hargeisa
Flag
Official logo of Hargeisa
Local council seal of Hargeisa
Map
Interactive map outlining Hargeisa
Coordinates: 9°33′47″N 44°4′3″E / 9.56306°N 44.06750°E / 9.56306; 44.06750
Country Somaliland
RegionMaroodi Jeh
DistrictHargeisa District
Government
 • MayorAbdikarim Ahmed Mooge[1][2]
Area
 • Total140 km2 (50 sq mi)
Elevation
1,334 m (4,377 ft)
Population
 (2024)[3]
 • Total5,156,000
 • Density1,600/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Hargeysaawi
هرجيساوي
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
Area code+252
Websitedhhgov.org

Hargeisa (/hɑːrˈɡeɪsə/ har-GA4Y-sə; Somali: Hargeysa; Arabic: هرجيسا, romanized: Harjīsā)[4][5] is the largest and capital city of the self-declared Republic of Somaliland. It is also the regional capital of the Waqooyi galbeed province of Somalia.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "Duqa cusub ee magaalada Hargeysa oo la doortay". 17 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Somaliland: AbdiKarim Ahmed Mooge Sworn in as the New Mayor of Hargeisa". 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  3. ↑ https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/downloads/hargeisa_discussion-paper-04-2019-hargeisa-somaliland-invisible-city.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  4. ↑ "Hargeisa". Jubba Airways. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Somalia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". world-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ Einashe, Ismail; Kennard, Matt (22 October 2018). "In the Valley of Death: Somaliland's Forgotten Genocide". The Nation. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Tekle, Amare (1994). Eritrea and Ethiopia: From Conflict to Cooperation. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 9780932415974.