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Also known as Oodweyne

Odweyne (, meaning "Big bush") is a town in the northwestern Togdheer region of Somaliland. It is located between Burco and Hargeisa in the western part of Togdheer region.

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Place details

Locality
عودوين Oodweyne
Region
توجدير Togdheer
Country
Soomaaliland أرض الصومال
Population
5,491
Timezone
Africa/Mogadishu

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Odweyne
Settlement.settlement_type
Town
Settlement.image_skyline
Oodweyne.jpg
Settlement.pushpin_map
Togdheer#Somaliland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position
bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
Location in Somaliland.
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Togdheer
Settlement.subdivision_type2
District
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Oodweyne District
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
Settlement.population_total
60,000
Settlement.timezone
EAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+3
Settlement.image_blank_emblem
Odweyne Local Government Logo.jpg
Settlement.blank_emblem_type
Local council seal of Odweyne

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Oodweyne
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  • Notable residents
  • See also
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Odweyne (, meaning "Big bush") is a town in the northwestern Togdheer region of Somaliland. It is located between Burco and Hargeisa in the western part of Togdheer region.

==Notable residents== Sultan Nur Ahmed Aman, Sultan of the Habr Yunis and one of the founders of the Somali Dervish movement. Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal, two-time prime minister of Somalia and second president of Somaliland.

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