Damala Xagare
Encyclopedia
Damala Xagare is a district
in the northern Sanaag
region of Somalia
.
woodland in the Somali language
.
In July 2007, the district became part of the Maakhir
autonomous region of Somalia, which was later officially incorporated into the autonomous Puntland
region.
Damala Xagare has a population of well over 40,000. The town is located in the Hadeed Plateau, a tract of land that covers the middle of a large area of the Sool Plateau, beginning south of Carmaale
village and extending as far as the depression zone south of Hingalol
town. Most of this area is covered by gypsum and gypsiferous soils with minor areas of limestone.
Because of its patches of acacia trees, the land is used for communal grazing of livestock. The local community also practices wildlife conservation.
Districts of Somalia
||Somalia is officially divided into eighteen administrative regions , which in turn are subdivided into districts....
in the northern Sanaag
Sanaag
Sanaag is an administrative region in northern Somalia. Its capital city is Erigavo.Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north, and is bordered by the Somali regions of Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sool and Bari....
region of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
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Overview
The district's name is derived from the root word "Damal", which means acaciaAcacia
Acacia is a genus of shrubs and trees belonging to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first described in Africa by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus in 1773. Many non-Australian species tend to be thorny, whereas the majority of Australian acacias are not...
woodland in the Somali language
Somali language
The Somali language is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Its nearest relatives are Afar and Oromo. Somali is the best documented of the Cushitic languages, with academic studies beginning before 1900....
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In July 2007, the district became part of the Maakhir
Maakhir
Maakhir , officially the Maakhir State of Somalia was an autonomous region in northern Somalia in an area disputed by the Somaliland and Puntland macro-regions. In January 2009, it was incorporated into Puntland.-Autonomy:...
autonomous region of Somalia, which was later officially incorporated into the autonomous Puntland
Puntland
Puntland , officially the Puntland State of Somalia , is a region in northeastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province. Its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 1998....
region.
Damala Xagare has a population of well over 40,000. The town is located in the Hadeed Plateau, a tract of land that covers the middle of a large area of the Sool Plateau, beginning south of Carmaale
Carmaale
Carmaale is only 25 km east of Erigavo. Carmaale was a colonial post when Britain ruled North Somalia....
village and extending as far as the depression zone south of Hingalol
Hingalol
Hingalol or Hingalool is a town in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia. It is the center of the Hingalol District.Local control is disputed between the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia, and Somaliland, a self-declared independent republic that is internationally recognized as...
town. Most of this area is covered by gypsum and gypsiferous soils with minor areas of limestone.
Because of its patches of acacia trees, the land is used for communal grazing of livestock. The local community also practices wildlife conservation.