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  Oog Location in Somaliland .svg?lang=en) Oog Oog (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 8°56′N 46°38′E / 8.933°N 46.633°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Sool |
| District | Aynabo |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Oog is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland, situated in the Aynaba district.[1] It is located between Aynaba and Las Anod.
Overview
Oog acts as the junction of the road connecting the regional capitals of Burao and Erigavo.[2] Oog is situated on Somaliland's main road connecting towns and cities like Borama, Hargeisa, Berbera and Burao to Somalia.[3] Oog is located 151 km (94 mi) from Burao,[4] 100 km (62 mi) from Las Anod,[5] and 239 km (149 mi) from Erigavo.[6]
10 km (6.2 mi) north of Oog is the nearby town of Badweyn, home to a substantial mosque and a multiple-trunked tree that stands alongside the main road.[2]
South of Oog, in the Haud, the rare collared lark can be found as well as the native dibatag antelope.[2]
Oog is home to a Somaliland National Army base.[7]
History
On 2 February 1991, the SNM and a Dhulbahante delegation led by Garaad Abdiqani held a meeting where ceasefire was agreed upon.[8]
Demographics
Oog is inhabited by the clan and the difference clan-family.[9]
References
8°56′N 46°38′E / 8.933°N 46.633°E
- ^ Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme: Report of the multidisciplinary context and fodder value chain analysis in Sool and Sanaag (Somaliland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2021. p. 40. ISBN 9789251352809.
- ^ a b c Briggs, Philip (2012). Somaliland : with Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia. Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, England: Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 128–129. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9. OCLC 766336307.
- ^ Briggs, Philip (2012). Somaliland : with Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia. Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, England: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9. OCLC 766336307.
- ^ "Burco to Oog". Burco to Oog. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Oog to Laascaanood". Oog to Laascaanood. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ "Oog to Ceerigaabo". Oog to Ceerigaabo. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
- ^ Horn of Africa Bulletin. Life & Peace Institute. 2004. p. 26.
- ^ Locally led peacebuilding : global case studies. Stacey L. Connaughton, Jessica Berns. Lanham, Maryland. 2020. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-5381-1411-7. OCLC 1099545093.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking in the Horn of Africa. Liisa Laakso, Petri Hautaniemi. London: Zed Books. 2014. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-78360-099-1. OCLC 886112221.
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