Hargeisa

Hargeisa Hargeysa  (Somali) هرجيسا (Arabic)
Capital city
Drone view of Hargeisa, Hargeisa downtown, Hargeisa, Jama Mosque, Naasa Hablood
Flag Local council seal of Hargeisa
Interactive map outlining Hargeisa
Coordinates: 9°33′47″N 44°4′3″E / 9.56306°N 44.06750°E / 9.56306; 44.06750
Country	Somaliland
Region	Maroodi Jeh
District	Hargeisa District
Government
• Mayor	Abdikarim Ahmed Mooge[1][2]
Area
• Total	240 km2 (90 sq mi)
Elevation	1,945 m (6,381 ft)
Population  (2024)[3]
• Total	5,156,000
• Density	1,600/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Hargeysaawi هرجيساوي
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code	+252
Website	dhhgov.org

Hargeisa (/hɑːrˈɡeɪsə/ har-GA4Y-sə; Somali: Hargeysa; Arabic: هرجيسا, romanized: Harjīsā)^[4][5] is the largest and capital city of the Republic of Somaliland. It is also the regional capital of the Waqooyi galbeed province of Somalia.^[6][7]

1. ↑ "Duqa cusub ee magaalada Hargeysa oo la doortay". 17 June 2021.
2. ↑ "Somaliland: AbdiKarim Ahmed Mooge Sworn in as the New Mayor of Hargeisa". 17 June 2021. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
3. ↑ https://www.thebrenthurstfoundation.org/downloads/hargeisa_discussion-paper-04-2019-hargeisa-somaliland-invisible-city.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
4. ↑ "Hargeisa". Jubba Airways. Archived from the original on January 22, 2013. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
5. ↑ "Somalia: largest cities and towns and statistics of their population". world-gazetteer.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2012. Retrieved October 19, 2012.
6. ↑ Einashe, Ismail; Kennard, Matt (22 October 2018). "In the Valley of Death: Somaliland's Forgotten Genocide". The Nation. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
7. ↑ Tekle, Amare (1994). Eritrea and Ethiopia: From Conflict to Cooperation. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 9780932415974.