El-Afweyn
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El Afweyn is a town in the northern Sanaag
region of Somalia
. With a population of about 65,000 inhabitants, it is the third largest city in the province. El Afweyn is predominantly inhabited by people from the Somali
ethnic group, with the Habar Yoonis, Sacad Yoonis and Habar Jeclo (Biciide) especially well-represented.
Sanaag
Sanaag is an administrative region in northern Somalia. Its capital city is Erigavo.Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north, and is bordered by the Somali regions of Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sool and Bari....
region of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...
. With a population of about 65,000 inhabitants, it is the third largest city in the province. El Afweyn is predominantly inhabited by people from the Somali
Somali people
Somalis are an ethnic group located in the Horn of Africa, also known as the Somali Peninsula. The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family...
ethnic group, with the Habar Yoonis, Sacad Yoonis and Habar Jeclo (Biciide) especially well-represented.