Maroodi Jeex

Marodi Jeh
Maroodi Jeex/مَرودِ جيحْ (Somali)
مَرودي جيح (Arabic)
Naasa Hablood mountains in the outskirts of Hargeisa
Location in Somaliland
Location in Somaliland
Coordinates: 6°6′47″N 47°59′17″E / 6.11306°N 47.98806°E / 6.11306; 47.98806
Country Somaliland
Administrative centreHargeisa
Government
 • GovernorMohammed Ahmed Alin
Area
 • Total57,429 km2 (22,173 sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
HDI (2021)0.653[1]
low · 1st of 6[2]

Marodi Jeh (Somali: Maroodi Jeex, Arabic: مرودي جيح) is an administrative region (gobol) in western Somaliland .[3] It is the most populous region of the country. It is bordered by Awdal to the west, Sahil to the north, Togdheer to the east and Ethiopia to the south. Marodi Jeh was created by splitting the previously existing region (gobolka) [4][5]In 2007 the region of Woqooyi Galbeed was renamed to Maroodi Jeex.[3]

  1. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  2. ^ Including Saaxil
  3. ^ a b Republic of Somaliland (2007). "REGIONS & DISTRICTS LAW: LAW NO: 23/2002 AS AMENDED IN 2007". Retrieved 2022-12-10.
  4. ^ Regions of Somalia
  5. ^ "Somalia". The World Factbook. Langley, Virginia: Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 6 December 2013.

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