Northland State of Somalia was an
autonomous state in the disputed
Sool,
Sanaag and
Cayn regions of
Somalia, proclaimed in May 2008. It was located between
Somaliland and the autonomous macro-regions of
Puntland and
Maakhir.
This initiative was spearheaded by the
Dulbahante Somali clan, a
Harti
Darod
clan, for much the same reasons that the
Maakhir
state was declared in Sanaag by the
Warsangeli, another Harti Darod clan located in disputed
territory between Somaliland and Puntland.
Notable towns within these borders
include
Taleex,
Yagoori,
Xudun,
and
Buuhoodle.
While Northland's official capital was
Las Anod, its parliament never met due to Las Anod being under
the control of Somaliland. The participation of Dulbahante in
the Puntland elections brought to an end the Dulbahante clan's
experiment in their own state.

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