Xudun
Encyclopedia
Xudunor Hudun is a town and seat of Xudun District
, in the Sool
Region of Somaliland
in northern Somalia
.It lies 59 kilometres north by road from Laascaanood
.In June 2010 it was reported that 300 SSC soldiers defected from Hargeisa
to Xudun.
Xudun District
Xudun District is a district in the northern Sool region of Somalia. Its capital lies at Xudun. Towns in the district include Xananley, Gorofley, Mugul, Waharlarshe, Jdhanshile, Tuurcanood, Goddhuub, Xaaballas, Bohol and Lasacardin.-External links:*...
, in the Sool
Sool
Sool is an administrative region in northern Somalia.-Overview:With its capital at Las Anod, Sool is historically known for being the seat of the anti-colonial Dervish movement....
Region of Somaliland
Somaliland
Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
in northern 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...
.It lies 59 kilometres north by road from Laascaanood
Laascaanood
Las Anod is the administrative capital of Sool region of Somalia. The city was part of the Dervish State until 1921, when it was incorporated into the former British Somaliland protectorate....
.In June 2010 it was reported that 300 SSC soldiers defected from Hargeisa
Hargeisa
Hargeisa is a city in the northwestern Woqooyi Galbeed region of Somalia. With a population of approximately 2 million residents, it is the second largest city in the country. Hargeisa is the capital of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region...
to Xudun.