Haylan
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| other_name = هيلان
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Haylan ({{langx|so|Heylaan}}), is a town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland.{{Cite book|last=Briggs|first=Philip|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M6NI2FejIuwC&dq=%22haylaan%22+%22somaliland%22&pg=PA9|title=Somaliland: With Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia|date=2012|publisher=Bradt Travel Guides|isbn=978-1-84162-371-9|language=en}}
Overview
An old settlement, Haylan is the site of numerous ancient ruins and buildings, many of obscure origins. Northeastern Somalia in general is home to numerous such archaeological sites. However, many of these old structures have yet to be properly explored, a process which would help shed further light on local history and facilitate their preservation for posterity.Michael Hodd, East African Handbook, (Trade & Travel Publications: 1994), p.640.
Located near Badhan, the town is also where Sheikh Darod, the founding father of the Darod clan, lived and was buried. Sheikh Darod's wife, Dobira, is also buried here.
In September 2018, Puntland President Abdiweli Gaas visited the Tomb of Sheikh Darod.{{Cite news |title=GAAS OO BOOQDAY QABRIGA DAAROOD ISMAACIIL |newspaper=puntlandpost.net |date=2018-09-20 |url=https://puntlandpost.net/2018/09/20/gaas-oo-booqday-qabriga-daarood-ismaaciil/ |accessdate=2021-09-03 }}{{Cite news |title=Madaxweyne C/weli Gaas oo booqday Qabriyada Daarood Ismaaciil & Doonbir Direed |newspaper=goobjooge.net |date=2018-09-20 |url=https://goobjooge.net/madaxweyne-c-weli-gaas-oo-booqday-qabriyada-daarood-ismaaciil-doonbir-direed-sawirro/ |accessdate=2021-09-03 }}
See also
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References
- [http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-4566880&fid=5773&c=somalia Haylan]
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Category:Populated places in Sanaag
Category:Archaeological sites in Somaliland
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