Maakhir
Maakhir State of Somalia ولاية ماخر الصومال | |||||||
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| 2007 | |||||||
| Motto: Diinta, Saldanada iyo Somalinimo ayaan isu sadqaynaynaa! | |||||||
| Anthem: Saldanada Saatir ha saraysiiyo abidkeed | |||||||
Close up of Makhir State Map | |||||||
| Capital | Badhan | ||||||
| Common languages | Somali | ||||||
| Demonym(s) | Makhiri | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Declared | 26 May 2007 | ||||||
| Currency | Somali shilling | ||||||
| Calling code | 252 | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .so | ||||||
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| Today part of | Somalia | ||||||
Maakhir (Somali: Maamul Goboleedka Maakhir, Arabic: ماخر Mākhir), officially the Maakhir State of Somalia (Somali: Maamul Goboleedka Maakhir; Arabic: ولاية ماخر الصومال Wilāyah Mākhir al-Ṣūmāl) was a short-lived quasi-state in the Sanaag region of eastern Somalia formed in 2007. It rejoined Puntland in 2009. From February 23 to March 11, 2025, a consultative conference on the self-determination of the Maakhir region was held in Badhan. Representatives were elected for an interim Maakhir administration.