Hargeisa

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Hargeisa
Hargeysa
هرجيسا
—  Ceety  —
Central Hargeisa at dusk.
Hargeisa is located in Somalia
Hargeisa
Location in Somalie.
Coordinates: 10°00′00″N 44°30′00″E / 10°N 44.5°E / 10; 44.5
Kintra Banner o Somalie Somalie
Region Woqooyi Galbeed
  1960 (State o Somaliland)
  1991 (Somalie)
Govrenment
 - Mayor Yusuf Warsame Saeed
Indwallers
 - Tot 1,200,000[1]
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Hargeisa (Somali: Hargaysa‎, Arabic: هرجيسا‎) is the caipital o the Woqooyi Galbeed region an the 2nt lairgest ceety in Somalie wi a population o approximately 1.3 million. Hergesia is the caipital o Somaliland, a de facto independent republic that is internaitionally recognised as a pairt o Somalie. It wis the colonial caipital o Breetish Somaliland frae 1941 tae 1960 when it gained independence as the State o Somaliland an unitit wi Italian Somaliland tae form the Somali Republic.

References[edit]

  1. Hargeisa City Hall. Retrieved on 2012-10-17. (2000 est.)