Awdal Region

Summary

Awdal Region is a region of Somalia^[1]. It draws 77 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_somalia category, ranking #4 of 16).^[2]

Key Facts

• Awdal Region is in the country of Somalia^[3].
• Awdal Region is in the country of Somaliland^[4].
• Awdal Region's instance of is recorded as region of Somalia^[5].
• Awdal Region's capital is recorded as Borama^[6].
• Awdal Region's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 128171886^[7].
• Awdal Region's locator map image is recorded as Awdal in Somaliland.svg^[8].
• Awdal Region's locator map image is recorded as Awdal.svg^[9].
• Awdal Region's ISO 3166-2 code is recorded as SO-AW^[10].
• Awdal Region's Commons category is recorded as Awdal Region^[11].
• Awdal Region's located in time zone is recorded as East Africa Time^[12].
• +1961-06-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Awdal Region^[13].
• Awdal Region's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 10.800833, 'lon': 43.351944}^[14].
• Awdal Region's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019902^[15].
• Awdal Region's FIPS 10-4 is recorded as SO21^[16].
• Awdal Region's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Awdal^[17].
• Awdal Region's page banner is recorded as WV banner Awdal desert.jpg^[18].
• Awdal Region's MusicBrainz area ID is recorded as 0bee4b73-c004-440e-9e76-53d26366abb5^[19].
• Awdal Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+1450000'}^[20].
• Awdal Region's population is recorded as {'amount': '+817311'}^[21].
• Awdal Region's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Awdal Region's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6268943^[23].
• Awdal Region's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'so', 'text': 'Awdal'}^[24].
• Awdal Region's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Awdal^[25].
• Awdal Region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16294'}^[26].
• Awdal Region's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 9244527^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Somalia^[3], a republic^[28], in Somalia^[29], founded in 1960^[30] and Somaliland^[4], a state with limited recognition^[31], in Somalia^[32], founded in 1991^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Awdal Region's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+16294'}^[26]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1450000'}^[20] and {'amount': '+817311'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Awdal Region's instance of is recorded as region of Somalia^[5].

History and Context

+1961-06-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Awdal Region^[13].

Why It Matters

Awdal Region draws 77 Wikipedia views per month (region_of_somalia category, ranking #4 of 16).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]