Sheikh, Somaliland
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Sheikh (Somali: Sheekh, Arabic: شَيخ, also known as Shiikh or Upper Sheikh), is a city in central Somaliland (a state in the Horn of Africa that separated from Somalia in 1991 and is not internationally recognized). Sheikh is the capital of the Sheikh district in the region/province Sahil. It lies at an altitude of some 1430 m in the Golis Mountains, roughly halfway between the larger cities of Berbera (on the coast of the Gulf of Aden, at a distance of about 71 km) and Burao (further inland, around 60 km from Sheikh).
The broader Sheikh District has a total population of about 33,625 residents.[2]
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Sheikh
Sheekh شَيخ | |
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Town | |
Coordinates: 9°55′45″N 45°11′30″E | |
Country | Somaliland |
Region | Sahil |
District | Sheekh District |
Population (2005)[1] | |
• Total | 65,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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