Qorilugud is a sizeable town in Togdheer region of Somaliland, located north by road from Buuhoodle. It is the second-largest town in Buuhoodle District after the district capital Buuhoodle.[2]
Qorilugud | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Qorilugud Location in Somaliland .svg) Qorilugud Qorilugud (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 8°33′N 46°14′E / 8.550°N 46.233°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Togdheer |
| District | Buuhoodle |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mahamed Omar Farah (Jar-ku-naban) |
| Population (2019[1]) | |
• Total | 3,195 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Demographics
editIn June 2006 Qorilugud had an estimated population of 3,183.[3] The main inhabitants are the Solomadow branch of the Habr Je'lo, Isaaq.[4]
District commissioner
edit- District commissioner (Gudoomiyaha degmadda Qorilugud)
In September 2014, a captain in the Somaliland army was killed by soldiers in Qorilugud military camp.[7]
In February 2015, three people died in a dispute between Buuhoodle and Qorilugud.[8]
In April 2015, a unit of Ethiopian armed police visited Odanleh and Qorilugud and abducted 15 residents.[9]
In April 2015, a meeting was held in Aadan-waal to end the dispute between Buuhoodle and Qorilugud, and an agreement was reached.[6]
In November 2015, a soldier was killed in a landmine explosion.[10]
In October 2016, Kulmiye party opened offices in Qorilugud and Bali-alanle.[11]
In March 2018, a settlement agreement for the clan struggle that began in 2011 was reached in Qorilugud, and construction of the suspended road resumed.[12]
In August 2018, a meeting of the Solomadow clan was held.[13]
In September 2018, the urban redevelopment process began.[14]
In April 2021, two men were gunned down by an armed group while visiting to collect voting card.[15]
In November 2021, the mayor of Buuhoodle held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new school building in Qorilugud.[16]
Related persons
edit- Cismaan Maxamed Cabdikariim Gacanlaw - Singer, born in Qorilugud in the early 1940s.[17]
Notes
edit- ^ REACH (November 2019). "Somalia - Joint Multi-Cluster Needs Assessment (JMCNA) Round III" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ "Puntland forces, local militias clash in disputed regions". www.ethiosomali.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29.
- ^ "Nutrition assessment - Hawd of Togdheer" (PDF). June 2006. pp. 35–37.
- ^ Markus Virgil Hoehne (2015). "Between Somaliland and Puntland" (PDF). p. 92. Retrieved 2021-08-22.
- ^ "G.Degaanka Buuhoodle Oo Ansixiyay Xeer Hoosaadkoodda iyo Miisaaniyad Sanadeedka 2022-ka". hargeisapress.com. 2021-12-24. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ a b "Heshiiskii Nabadaynta Ee Dhex- maray Beelaha Qorilugud Iyo Buuhoodle Oo Si Buuxda Loo Dhaqan-geliyay". wargeyskadawan.com. 2015-04-29. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Silanyo's government is isolating Somaliland internationally and drifting towards covert dictatorship". goobjoog.com. 2015-08-20. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Afar Qof Oo Ku Geeriyooday Iska-hor imaad Laba Beelood Ku Dhex-maray Deegaanka Maskax-Buqle". wargeyskadawan.com. 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Somaliland: Jigjiga Holding 15 Liyuu Police Abducted Citizens". somalilandsun.com. 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "QORILUGUD: Hal Askari oo Ku Dhintay Gaadhi Miino la Kacday". somalilandpost.net. 2015-11-04. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Somaliland: Ruling Party Kulmiye Strengthens Base in Toghdeer". somalilandsun.com. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Burao to Buhodle road reopens as eight-year clan conflict is resolved". radioergo.org. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Wasiirka Duulista iyo Hawada oo Qoraal Ka Soo Saaray Shirka Qorilugud Ee Beeshooda Oo uu Ka Qaybgalay". somalilandpost.net. 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Qorilugud oo laga Bilaabay Nidaamka Qorsheynta Magaalada". wargeyskadawan.com. 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Dablay Hubaysan oo Laba Nin Ku Dilay Degmada Qorilugud". hargeisapress.com. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Maayarka Buuhoodle Oo Dhagax Dhigtay Dugsi Laga Hirgelinayo Qorilugud". hargeisapress.com. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
- ^ "Taariikhda Fanaan Cismaan Maxamed Gacanlaw Oo Maanta Kale Sanadkii 2013 Ku Geeriyooday Hargeysa". goobjoog.com. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2022-03-17.