Lughaya District
| Lughaya District | ||
|---|---|---|
| District | ||
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 Location of Lughaya District within the Awdal region. | ||
| Country |
 Somalia | |
| Region | Awdal | |
| Capital | Lughaya | |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) | |
Lughaya District (Somali: Degmada Lughaya) is a district of the Awdal region in northwestern Somalia.[1] Local control of the district has been disputed between the autonomous Awdalland region, a autonomous state in northern Somalia, and Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized onley as an autonomous region of Somalia and local unionist authorities of Saylac & Lughaya State.
Zeila & Lughaya State, or Saylac & Lughaya State, officially the Zeila & Lughaya State of Somalia, (Somali: Maamul Goboleedka Saylac & Lughaya ee Soomaaliya) cover the Awdalland region in northwestern Somalia. Saylac and Lughaya State was formed in 2011 and on 7 February 2012 ofitially go out of Somaliland, claiming to be a federal state of Somalia. Zeila State is proclaimed first. It later united with Lugayhe to form the state of Sayla and Lugayhe. Each individual state and the combined state has its own flag. The capital is Zeila (Saylac). Unlike the secessionist Somaliland region in northern Somalia, Zelia & Lughaya State is not trying to obtain international recognition as a separate nation. However, the government of Somaliland soon regained some kind of control of the territory. The territory has a total area of 8,566 km2 (3,307 sq mi) with population of 45,675. Its main city is Zeila (Saylac), which is situated on the coast. Lughaya, Asha Addo, Harirad, Jidhi and Lawyacado are the other principal cities in the region.
Towns of "Zeila & Lughaya State"
| Town names | Population |
|---|---|
| Zeila | 8,600 |
| Lawyacado | 1,600 |
| Lughaya | 1,501 |
| Ceel Gaal | 124 |
| Abdol Ghadar | 567 |
| Xariirad | 678 |
| Asha Addo | 421 |
| Jidhi | 249 |
References
- ↑ Districts of Somalia, Statoids