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West Galbeed (region (administrative division)) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 10 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 10.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 044 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 44.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Belonged to the former British Somaliland Protectorate until 1960; established from the former Hargeisa region; the most NW region in the nation; the only significant sedentary cultivation in N Somaliya is found in a valley near Hargeysa. |
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Woqooyi Galbeed (preferred,C,V,English)
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Woqooyi Galbeed (Somali)
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Woqooyi Galbeed (French)
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Gobolka Woqooyi Galbeed (C,V,O,Somali-P)
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Woqooyi Galbeed, Gobolka (C,V)
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Woqooyi Gelbeed (C,V)
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North-West (C,O,English)
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Hargeisa (C,U)
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North-Western Region (C,U,English)
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SO20 (C,U,FIPS)
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Waqooye (C,U)
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Waqooyi Galbeed Region (C,U,English)
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West Galbeed (C,U,English-P)
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Maroodi Jeex (C,U)
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وقويي جالبيد (C,U,Arabic)
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region (administrative division) (preferred, C) |
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established 1973 |
first level subdivision (C) |
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