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Sool, Sanaag and Cayn

Sool, Sanaag and Cayn proper noun: an administration in northern Somalia formed by the reer darawiish in 2009, subsequently called the Khatumo State (2012–2017), and then Waqooyi Bari.

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Proper noun

Sool, Sanaag and Cayn

  1. An administration in northern Somalia formed by the reer darawiish in 2009, subsequently called the Khatumo State (2012–2017), and then Waqooyi Bari.
    • Just south of the Warsangeli, the Dhulbahante set up the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) administration in 2009. This was succeeded by the Khaatumo State of Somalia, founded in the Dhulbahante territories in January 2012.2017, Markus Virgil Hoehne, “The Rupture of Territoriality”, in Christian Lund, Michael Eilenberg, editors, Rule and Rupture, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 197
    • This resulted in a meeting in Nairobi in 2009 during which the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn (SSC) administration was established.2019, Omar S. Mahmood, “Overlapping claims by Somaliland and Puntland”, in East Africa Report, volume 2019, number 27, Institute for Security Studies, →ISSN, page 6

Questions about Sool, Sanaag and Cayn

What does Sool, Sanaag and Cayn mean?
Sool, Sanaag and Cayn means an administration in northern Somalia formed by the reer darawiish in 2009, subsequently called the Khatumo State (2012–2017), and then Waqooyi Bari.
What part of speech is Sool, Sanaag and Cayn?
Sool, Sanaag and Cayn is a proper noun.

Words near Sool, Sanaag and Cayn in the dictionary

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