Berbera District

Berbera
District

Location of Berbera District within the Woqooyi Galbeed region
Country  Somaliland
Region Woqooyi Galbeed
Capital Berbera
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Berbera District (Somali: Degmada Berbera) is a district of the Woqooyi Galbeed province in Somaliland. Its capital lies at Berbera.

It is mainly inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Isse Muuse sub-clan of the Habr Awal Isaaq well represented.[1]

References

  1. Center for Creative Solutions (May 31, 2004), Ruin and Renewal: The Story of Somaliland, Hargeisa: Center for Creative Solutions, retrieved September 21, 2010, The ‘Iise Muuse clan for whom Berbera and its environs are their traditional area of settlement saw it differently. Retrieved on 2011-12-15.

Coordinates: 10°26′21″N 45°00′36″E / 10.4392°N 45.0101°E / 10.4392; 45.0101

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