Buuhoodle

Buuhoodle Buhoodle بوهودله
Town
Buuhoodle Location in Somalia.
Coordinates:
Country	Somalia
Region	Cayn
District	Buuhoodle
Population
• Total	38,428 (district)
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)

Buhoodle (Somali: Buuhoodle, Arabic: بووهودل‎‎), also known as Bohotle, is the capital of the northern Cayn region in Somalia.

Overview

Main article: Dervish State

Buuhoodle is an historical city. It is where Mohammed Abdullah Hassan's Dervish nationalist and anti-colonial movement began.

Buhoodle is located on the border between Somalia and Ethiopia. It is serves as a commercial hub for the movement of goods to and from Bosaso, Garowe, Las Anod, Galkayo, Wardheer, Burao, the surrounding area, and the Ogaden. The city is rich in livestock as well as agriculture, and has grown considerably since 1993. Today, Buuhoodle has modern communication systems such as cell phones, land-line phones, and internet services. It also has modern hotels, as well as a new hospital constructed in 2008. Additionally, a water supply network was built in 2010 by young local residents.

Buhoodle and its environs are disputed by the Puntland and Somaliland autonomous macro-regions of Somalia. Somaliland forces by claiming Buhodle is a part of their administration, entered the town on 15 May 2010, to convince the world that they control all earlier British Somaliland territory. The forces backed by the local civilians in the town and its surroundings, leaving at least 100 dead on 190 wounded. Conflicts later flared up again the following year, but were eventually resolved in early 2012, with the official withdrawal of Somaliland troops to a 50 km radius of the city's perimeter.

In June 2014, the Puntland government launched a new tree-planting campaign in the state, with the regional Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism slated to plant 25,000 trees by the end of the year. Buuhoodle is among the seven cities and towns earmarked for the reforestation initiative, which also include Garowe, Bosaso, Qardho, Baran, Dhahar and Galkayo. The campaign is part of a broader partnership between the Puntland authorities and EU to set up various environmental protection measures in the region, with the aim of promoting reforestation and afforestation.

Demographics

The broader Buuhoodle District has a total population of 38,428 residents. Buuhoodle is primarily inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Dhulbahante especially well-represented.

Education

Buuhoodle has a number of academic institutions. According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there are 12 primary schools in the Buuhoodle District. Among these are H/dh Abu-Bakar Sadiq, H/dh Al-Najax, H/dh Al-Furqan and Qararo. Secondary schools in the area include Howd and Samatar Bahman.

For higher studies, Buuhoodle is served by the East Africa University (EAU). The institution opened a seventh branch in the town on 18 April 2012 to serve pupils from the Cayn region.

Transportation

For air transportation, Buuhoodle is served by the Ismail Mire International Airport. It began providing flights to and from the town in April 2014.

Notable residents

• Abdihakim Abdullahi Haji Omar – Vice President of Puntland
• Mohammed Abdullah Hassan – leader of the Dervish State
• Saado Ali Warsame – MP in the Federal Parliament of Somalia

References

• Buuhoodle, Somalia