Dhahar | |
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Coordinates: 9°44′52.8″N 48°49′11.6″E / 9.748000°N 48.819889°E | |
Country | Disputed Puntland with Somaliland[1] |
Region | Sanaag or Haylan |
District | Dhahar District |
Population (2002)[2] | |
• Total | 6,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Dhahar is a town in the eastern Sanaag region, and the capital of the Dhahar District. Reuters reports Dhahar as a Puntland town in 2021, but also reports how it condemns President Puntland and supports President Somalia. [3] Somali Broadcasting Corporation reports in 2019 that Dhahar is a town effectively controlled by Somaliland.[4][verification needed] One Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, an NHS Foundation Trust in England, researcher describes Dhahar as a district in Puntland in 2014.[5]