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Badhan Baranبرن
City
BadhanLocation in Somalia
Coordinates: 10°42′50″N 48°20′5″E / 10.71389°N 48.33472°E / 10.71389; 48.33472
Country	Somaliland
Region	Sanaag
District	Erigavo
Control	Puntland State of Somalia
Government
• Type	Local Council
• Mayor	Ahmed Mohamed Timir
Population
• Total	55,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Footnotes: Puntland has significant influence in the area

Badhan (Template:Lang-so; Template:Lang-ar), also known as Baran is a city in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. Badhan which is the largest city in Eastern Sanaag, is under control Puntland State of Somalia and was the designated capital of Maakhir State.

Overview

Badhan is exclusively settled by the Warsangali clan.

The city is located in Erigavo District in Sanaag region. It is the Second most populated centre in the district after Erigavo.

History

Old Badhan is about 150 years old. The town used to be located in the settlement of Hubeera, which is now located in lowland. It was always in danger of flooding during the raining seasons. About 40 years ago, the town was re-located near a borewell called Badhan and it has assumed the name ever since. The area was first settled in the 14th century by Somali herdsmen from the Warsangali subclan of the Darod clan, as there was water available for their flocks.

Badhan is also famous for being the stage of battles between the Dervishes of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan and the Sultanate of Warsangeli. Hassan, the leader of Dervishes, ordered the construction of a new grand fort in the city. Nowadays, the fort is in need of restoration, as time has worn it down.

Politics

Badhan served as the capital of Maakhir state, which was later incorporated into Puntland in January 2009. The entity was initially established by the Warsangali community in opposition to Puntland and Somaliland's contention over their inhabited territory.

In September 2019, local election was held in Baran on the initiative of the Puntland Ministry of Interior, and Ahmed Mohamed Timir was elected mayor. In January 2021, Puntland deployed troops to Badhan to prevent Somaliland's attempts to conduct voter registration in the city. Abdirashid Yusuf Jibril, the Speaker of Puntland's House of Representatives (Parliament) arrived in the city to oversee the operation.

Furthermore, Somaliland's influence in the city was reduced when almost all local militia previously loyal to Somaliland defected to Puntland, and strengthened Puntland's hold on the city. Mahmood reports that "the Chief of Staff of the Somaliland Armed Forces, General Nuh Ismail Tani, surprisingly expressed relief. He noted that Somaliland had simply been paying these forces not to join Puntland, but this had not truly advanced Somaliland’s interests in return".

In January 2018, Gamal Mohamed Hassan, the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation visited badhan, as well the town of Dhahar in the Sanaag region along with Puntland officials.

Education

The Somali National University has a branch in Badhan. In January 2021, the university's central committee commended the Puntland branch of the National University in Badhan district, which is the last branch to be included in the university, for its good performance, both for its students and for its colleagues. The construction of the university was funded at the cost 6 Million USD by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development in agreement with the Federal Government of Somalia and implemented by the Puntland authorities.

Media

The Somali National Television and Radio Mogadishu report from Badhan and provide regular news coverage.

Notable Residents

• Gamal Mohamed Hassan, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Somalia
• Gerad Abdulahi: was the first Garaad of the Warsangali in the late 13th century
• Gerad Hamar Gale: Second Sultan of the Warsangali
• Mohamoud Ali Shire: 1897 – 1960 Sultan of the Warsangeli ; Sultan Mohamoud was exiled into Seychelles islands in 1920 for 7 years by the British Empire
• Abdillahi Mohammed Ahmed: 1926 - 1993 known as Qablan, former Under-Secretary of Finance and former Minister of National Planning (1967 -1969)
• Farah Mohamed Jama Awl: 1937 - 1991 Respected Somali Writer and Author
• Omar Fateh: First Somali and Muslim State Senator in Minnesota
• Fatima Jibrell: Founder of the Horn relief now known as ADESO
• Jibril Ali Salad: 2006 - 2009 President of Maakhir State of Somalia
• Said Hassan Shire: 2014 – 2015 Former speaker of Puntland House of Representatives
• Mohamed Nuur Giriig: 1935 - 2002, Classical Somali singer, specializing in traditional Somali music.
• Abdullahi Ahmed Jama: Former Minister of Justice, former commander of the Somali National Army of Somalia and the President of Maakhir State of Somalia
• Ali Aden Lord: First Somali MP and later the Interior Minister of Kenya.
• Ahmed Ismail Hussein: Xudeydi was a singer, songwriter, composer, instrumentalist also known as King of Oud.
• Faisal Hawar - Chairman of International Somalia Development Foundation, CEO of Maakhir Resource Company

References

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• Populated places in Sanaag
• Cities in Somaliland