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Haud
Region in the Horn of Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Hawd" redirects here. For the administrative division of Somaliland, see Hawd Region.
This article is about a region of East Africa. Not to be confused with Haudenosaunee.
The Haud (also Hawd) (Somali: Hawd, Arabic: هَوْد), formerly known as the Hawd Reserve Area is a plateau situated in the Horn of Africa consisting of thorn-bush and grasslands.[1] The region includes the southern part of Somaliland as well as the northern and eastern parts of the Somali Region of Ethiopia.[2][3] Haud is a historic region as well as an important grazing area and has multiple times been referenced in countless notorious poems. The region is also known for its red soil, caused by the soil's iron richness.[4] The Haud covers an estimated area of about 119,000 square km (or 46,000 square miles), more than nine-tenths the size of England, or roughly the size of North Korea.[5]
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Haud
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Regions | Marodi Jeh, Togdheer, Sool (![]() Somali Region ( ![]() |
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• Total | 119,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) |
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