Hadaftimo

Hadaftimo
Town
Hadaftimo Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 10°46′00″N 48°06′00″E / 10.76667°N 48.10000°E / 10.76667; 48.10000Coordinates: 10°46′00″N 48°06′00″E / 10.76667°N 48.10000°E / 10.76667; 48.10000
Country	Somalia
Region	Sanaag
District	Hadaftimo
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Hadaftimo (Somali: Hadaaftimo) is an historic town in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia. It is home to many archaeological sites and ancient buildings.

History

General

Hadaftimo was briefly a part of the Maakhir administration in the late 2000s. In January 2009, the territory was officially incorporated into the autonomous Puntland state in the northeastern part of the country.^[1]

Local control is disputed between Puntland, Somaliland and Khatumo State (formerly HBM-SSC or Hoggaanka Badbaadada iyo Mideynta SSC^[2]).

Overview

Hadaftimo is the seat of the current Sultan of Warsangali, Sultan Saed Sultan Abdisalam, a lineal descendant of Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire of the Warsangali Sultanate.

The town is situated near the city of Badhan, at a distance of approximately 30 km. For this reason, the two localities are sometimes referred to as Twin Cities.

In 1945 after the end of WWII a soldier part of the British Royal Army based in Liverpool called by the Mohamed Ali Jama came back to his homeland region of Sanaag to rebuild Hadaaftimo. He constructed the road between Hadaaftimo and Erigavo with his British partners. He was the bridge between Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire and the British Monarchy.

Education

Hadaftimo has a number of academic institutions. According to the Puntland and Somaliland Ministry of Education, secondary schools in the area include Hadaftimo Secondary School .^[3] < also there is two primary and Intermediate School Named both by elders ruled in the Territory of Sanaag > < Sultan Abdisalam Primary and Intermediate School> <Caaqil Tafadal Primary and Intermediate School >

Notes

References

• Hadaaftimo, Somalia