Oog

Oog
Oog
Town
	Oog Location in Somaliland Oog Oog (Somaliland)
	Coordinates: 8°56′N 46°38′E
Country	Somaliland
Region	Sool
District	Aynabo
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Oog is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland, situated in the Aynaba district.[1] It is located between Aynaba and Las Anod.

Overview

Oog acts as the junction of the road connecting the regional capitals of Burao and Erigavo.[2] Oog is situated on Somaliland's main road connecting towns and cities like Borama, Hargeisa, Berbera and Burao to Somalia.[3] Oog is located 151km from Burao,[4] 100km from Las Anod,[5] and 239km from Erigavo.[6]

10km north of Oog is the nearby town of Badweyn, home to a substantial mosque and a multiple-trunked tree that stands alongside the main road.[2]

South of Oog, in the Haud, the rare collared lark can be found as well as the native dibatag antelope.[2]

Oog is home to a Somaliland National Army base.[7]

History

On 2 February 1991 the SNM and a Dhulbahante delegation led by Garaad Abdiqani held a meeting where ceasefire was agreed upon.[8]

Demographics

Oog is inhabited by the Musa Abokor subclan of the Habr Je'lo clan and the Sa'ad Yunis subclan of the Garhajis clan, both part of the larger Isaaq clan-family.[9]

References

Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme: Report of the multidisciplinary context and fodder value chain analysis in Sool and Sanaag (Somaliland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2021. p. 40. ISBN 9789251352809.
Briggs, Philip (2012). Somaliland : with Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia. Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, England: Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 128–129. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9. OCLC 766336307.
Briggs, Philip (2012). Somaliland : with Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia. Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, England: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9. OCLC 766336307.
"Burco to Oog". Burco to Oog. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
"Oog to Laascaanood". Oog to Laascaanood. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
"Oog to Ceerigaabo". Oog to Ceerigaabo. Retrieved 2022-03-04.
Horn of Africa Bulletin. Life & Peace Institute. 2004. p. 26.
Locally led peacebuilding : global case studies. Stacey L. Connaughton, Jessica Berns. Lanham, Maryland. 2020. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-5381-1411-7. OCLC 1099545093.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking in the Horn of Africa. Liisa Laakso, Petri Hautaniemi. London: Zed Books. 2014. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-78360-099-1. OCLC 886112221.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

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[1] Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme: Report of the multidisciplinary context and fodder value chain analysis in Sool and Sanaag (Somaliland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2021. p. 40. ISBN 9789251352809.

[:0-2] Briggs, Philip (2012). Somaliland : with Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia. Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, England: Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 128–129. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9. OCLC 766336307.

[3] Briggs, Philip (2012). Somaliland : with Addis Ababa & Eastern Ethiopia. Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks, England: Bradt Travel Guides. p. 59. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9. OCLC 766336307.

[4] "Burco to Oog". Burco to Oog. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

[5] "Oog to Laascaanood". Oog to Laascaanood. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

[6] "Oog to Ceerigaabo". Oog to Ceerigaabo. Retrieved 2022-03-04.

[7] Horn of Africa Bulletin. Life & Peace Institute. 2004. p. 26.

[8] Locally led peacebuilding : global case studies. Stacey L. Connaughton, Jessica Berns. Lanham, Maryland. 2020. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-5381-1411-7. OCLC 1099545093.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[9] Diasporas, Development and Peacemaking in the Horn of Africa. Liisa Laakso, Petri Hautaniemi. London: Zed Books. 2014. p. 87. ISBN 978-1-78360-099-1. OCLC 886112221.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)