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Town in Maroodi Jeex, Somaliland
Arabsiyo
Town
Arabsiyo skyline
Arabsiyo skyline
Arabsiyo is located in Marodi Jeh
Arabsiyo
Arabsiyo
Location in Somaliland
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Arabsiyo is located in Somaliland
Arabsiyo
Arabsiyo
Arabsiyo (Somaliland)
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Coordinates: 9°41′N 43°46′E / 9.683°N 43.767°E / 9.683; 43.767
Country Somaliland
RegionMaroodi Jeex
DistrictGabiley
Government
 • TypeMayor-Hamse Sacad Aw-Muuse
 • Deputy MayorMustafe Hamud Balayah
 • Secratory of local governmentKoosaar Haji Osman
Time zone+3
Websitearabsiyo.gov.org

Arabsiyo is a town in the: Gabiley district of Somaliland. The town is located about 30 km west of Hargeisa.

Overview

Arabsiyo has a three valleys located on the——West, Central and "on the "Eastern of the city with a number of farming villages such as Huluq,"" Agamsa, Gogol-wanaag, Beeyo-Qalooce, Dhagaxmadoobe, Biyomacaan, Laas Xadhaadh. And Gogeysa towards Gabiley city.

Demographics

Arabsiyo city has a total population of around 22,500 inhabitants and is primarily inhabited by, the Jibril Abokor (Baha Omar and Bahabar Adan) and Hussein Abokor (Bah Gobo) and Abdalla Abokor (Reer Galool) sub divisions of the Sa'ad Musa subclan of the Habar Awal Isaaq.

Education

Primary schools and Secondary schools are available throughout the district.

Primary schools

  • Number of Primary Schools – 12

Secondary schools

  • Number of Secondary Schools – 2

Climate

The climate here is considered——to be, a local steppe climate. There is consistent precipitation in Arabsiyo. According——to Köppen-Geiger system, this climate is classified as (BSh). In Arabsiyo, the average annual temperature is 21.4 °C. The average annual rainfall is 489 mm. The driest month is December, with 2 mm of rain. In August, the precipitation reaches its peak, with an average of 91 mm. June is the warmest month of the year. The temperature in June averages 24.5 °C. At 17.6 °C on average, January is the coldest month of the year. There is a difference of 89 mm of precipitation between the driest and wettest months. The variation in annual temperature is around 6.9 °C.

hideClimate data for Arabsiyo
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 24.6

(76.3)

26.1

(79.0)

28.1

(82.6)

28.6

(83.5)

29.9

(85.8)

30.7

(87.3)

29.2

(84.6)

29.2

(84.6)

29.9

(85.8)

27.9

(82.2)

26

(79)

24.2

(75.6)

27.9

(82.2)

Average low °C (°F) 10.6

(51.1)

12.2

(54.0)

14.4

(57.9)

16.2

(61.2)

17.4

(63.3)

18.3

(64.9)

17.8

(64.0)

17.6

(63.7)

17.4

(63.3)

14.4

(57.9)

12.2

(54.0)

11.2

(52.2)

15.0

(59.0)

Average precipitation mm (inches) 4

(0.2)

11

(0.4)

33

(1.3)

74

(2.9)

63

(2.5)

36

(1.4)

73

(2.9)

91

(3.6)

76

(3.0)

18

(0.7)

8

(0.3)

2

(0.1)

489

(19.3)

Source: Climate-Data.org, altitude: 1460m

See also

References

  1. ^ A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa, I. M. Lewis, p.239
  2. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Somalia: Information on the ethnic composition in Gabiley (Gebiley) in 1987-1988". Refworld. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  3. ^ Phillips, Sarah. "Political Settlements and State Formation: The Case of Somaliland". Retrieved 4 June 2017.

9°41′N 43°46′E / 9.683°N 43.767°E / 9.683; 43.767


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