Armale

Armale
Town
Armale

Location in Somaliland .

Coordinates: 10°28′48″N 47°57′35″E / 10.48000°N 47.95972°E / 10.48000; 47.95972Coordinates: 10°28′48″N 47°57′35″E / 10.48000°N 47.95972°E / 10.48000; 47.95972
Country  Somaliland
Region Sanaag
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Armale (Somali: Carmaale) is a town in the northern Sanaag region of Somaliland.

History

In July 2007, the district became part of the Maakhir province of Somalia, which was later incorporated into the autonomous Puntland region in January 2009.[1]

Local control is disputed between Puntland and Somaliland.[2]

Geography

The town is located in the Hadeed Plateau, a tract of land that covers the middle section of a large area of the Sool Plateau.

Notes

  1. ↑ Worldstatesmen - Maakhir
  2. ↑ Somaliland’s Quest for International Recognition and the HBM-SSC Factor

References

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