Hargeisa is the caipital o the Woqooyi Galbeed region an the 2nt lairgest ceety in Somalie wi a population o approximately 1.3 million. Hergesia is the caipital o Somaliland, a de facto independent republic that is internaitionally recognised as a pairt o Somalie. It wis the colonial caipital o Breetish Somaliland frae 1941 tae 1960 when it gained independence as the State o Somaliland an unitit wi Italian Somaliland tae form the Somali Republic.