Awdal
Awdal
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Ruins of the Muslim Sultanate of Adal in Zeila | |
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Location in Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 10°48′3″N 43°21′7″E / 10.80083°N 43.35194°E | |
| Country | Somaliland |
| Administrative centre | Borama |
| Government | |
| • Type | Regional |
| • Governor | Mohammed Ahmed Alin (Tiimbaro) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21,374 km2 (8,253 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,136 m (7,008 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 2,632 m (8,635 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024, estimate) | |
• Total | 636,108 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | +252 |
| ISO 3166 code | SO-AW |
| HDI (2021) | 0.401 low · 3rd |
Awdal (Somali: Awdal, Arabic: أودَل) is an administrative region (gobol) in western Somaliland. It was separated from Woqooyi Galbeed and became a province in 1984 and is the most northwesterly province of Somaliland. To the east it borders Maroodi Jeex and Sahil; to its north-west it borders Djibouti; to its south and south-west lies Ethiopia; and the Gulf of Aden to its north. The province has an estimated population of 1,010,566. The region comprises the four districts of Borama, the regional capital, Baki, Lughaya, and Zeila.