Kirit
Kirit
Kiridh | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Kirit Location in Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 8°58′49″N 46°7′45″E / 8.98028°N 46.12917°ECoordinates: 8°58′49″N 46°7′45″E / 8.98028°N 46.12917°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Togdheer |
| District | Burao District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Kirit (Somali: Kiridh) is a town in the Burao District, in the Togdheer region of Somaliland.[1] The town is 92km southeast of Burao, the regional capital.[2][3] The town is home to a fort, constructed by the Dervishes led by Mohammed Abdullah Hassan.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Directions from burco to Kirit". www.distancesfrom.com. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Clifford, E. H. M. (1936). "The British Somaliland-Ethiopia Boundary". The Geographical Journal. 87 (4): 289–302. doi:10.2307/1785556. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 1785556.
- ^ African Wild Life. Wild Life Protection Society of South Africa. 1958. p. 113.
Twenty miles west of Ainabo another "Mad" Mullah fort stands on a hill at Kirit.
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