Lughaya
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Lughaya is a hot and dry coastal town in the Guban Coast of somalia.
It is located about 50 km to the north of the main port of Djibouti. It has a population of around 20,000. It is the biggest town in the Lughaya district. Most of the government buildings in the town were destroyed in the Somali Civil War. The Lughaya was a battle zone of the SNM militias, Gadabursi local militias, and the Siad Barre's army that was based in Lughaya.
The people of the Lughaya district are nomads and farmers that are mostly dependent on the sea for their income and money of the diaspora family members. The whole district has a population of around 75,000. The people of Lughaya belong the Mahamed Case sub-clan of the Gadabursi clan.
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