Fiqifuliye
Town in Somalia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fiqifuliye is a town in the Fiqifuliye District of Sanaag region of Somalia. Inhabited by the Nalaye Axmed branch of Dhulbahante Clan[citation needed]
Fiqifuliye | |
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 Darawiish camels photographed aerially between Beerweyso and Fiqifuliye in 1919. | |
  Fiqifuliye Location in Somalia  Fiqifuliye Fiqifuliye (Somalia) | |
| Coordinates: 10°01′35″N 47°46′52″E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Sanaag |
| District | Fiqifuliye District |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
On June 1, 1993, a meeting between the Habar Yoonis and the Dhulbahante clans was held in Fiqifuliye, and the Habar Yoonis clan agreed to invite the Dhulbahante clan to the upcoming clan meeting in Erigavo.[2]
In July 2013, in Fiqifuliye, more than 600 militiamen who had previously been on the Khatumo State side announced that they would join the Somaliland army.[3][4]
In March 2016, the Puntland Drought Relief Committee (based in Bosaso) dispatched a water truck as a first aid response to the drought around Fiqifuliye.[5]
In December 2018, Somaliland's Sanaag Governor Maxamed Axmed Caalin (Tiimbaro) visited Fiqifuliye and promised to initiate government projects.[6]
In October 2020, a hospital was fundeded in Fiqifuliye with donations from the diaspora. The Somaliland Ministry of Health is considering providing funding.[7]
The city of Fiqifuliye is primarily inhabited by the Dhulbahante specifically the Naalaye Axmed subclan.[citation needed]
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