Hiiraan (Somali: Hiiraan) is an administrative region (gobolka) in central Somalia. Somali ( Af Soomaali, الصوماليه is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by ethnic Somalis Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Its capital is Beledweyne. Beledweyne ( Beledweyne)(بليث وين is a city in central Somalia. It is bordered by Ethiopia and the Somali regions of Galguduud, Middle Shabele, Lower Shabele, Bay and Bakool. NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Galguduud (Galguduud is an administrative region ( gobolka) in central Somalia. Middle Shabele ( Somali: Shabeellaha Dhexe) is an administrative region ( Gobolka) in southern Somalia. Lower Shabele ( Somali: Shabeellaha Hoose) is an administrative region ( gobolka) in southern Somalia. Bay (Baay is an administrative region ( gobolka) in southern Somalia. Bakool (Bakool is a region ( gobolka) in central Somalia. Its capital is Xuddur.

Districts

Hiiraan Region consists of 4 districts:

• Beledweyne - Capital of Hiiraan region
• Buuloburde
• Jalalaqsi
• Matabaan

Towns and villages in Hiiraan

• Raahaale
• Bannalay
• Maxaas
• Halgan
• Mogokori
• Buurweyn
• Buqaqable
• Bergadiid - village
• Comaad - village
• Ceelgaal - village
• Ceelcali - village
• Gambarlaawe - village
• Guraclee y- village
• Farlibaax - town
• Abeesaal - village
• Baareey - village
• Baacyar - village
• Dancad - village
• Dooloqoyan - village
• Kabxaanleey - village
• Deefoow - village
• Abaaleey - village
• fiidow -village
• Abooreey - village
• Berxaano - village
• Garsiyaani - village
• Jiiqley - village
• Bacad - village
• cadi jameeco-village
• harlugoole -village

Clans in Hiiraan

• Hawiye clans
  • Hawadle
  • Gaaljecel
  • Jijeele
  • Baadicadde
  • Habar Gidir / Cayr
  • Xaskul
  • Udeejeen
  • Sheekhaal
  • makane
• Dir clans
• Mehe
  • Surre
  • Abdalle
  • Qubays
  • Bajimal
• rerow Hassan

Beledweyne ( Beledweyne)(بليث وين is a city in central Somalia. See also Somali clan The Hawiye ( Hawiiye, هاويي is a Somali clan whose members live in central and southern Somalia, in the See also Somali people The Hawadle ( Xawaadle) is a subclan of the larger Somali Hawiye clan Gaaljecel is a Somali subclan of Gugudhabe, part of the larger Hawiye clan Jajeele is Somali clan that are descended from the larger Gugudhabe, which in turn are part of the Hawiye clan See also Somali clan The Baadicadde is a Somali clan of Gugudhabe and a component of the larger Hawiye clan See also Somali clan The Habar Gedir ( Habargidir) is a Somali clan, part of the larger Hawiye group Ceyr (or Ayr) is a Somali clan, part of the Habar Gidir group (itself a Hawiye subclan Xaskul is Somali clan one of the six sons of Hawiye they live in Hiiraan region in Somalia and the Somali Region of Ethiopia Udeejeen or Udeejeen ciise is a Somali Clan that is member of the Mudulood Clan-Subclan of the Hawiye, that inhabits Mogadishu, Hiiraan See also Somali clan Sheikhal (var Sheikhaal, Sheekhaal, Sheikal, Shikal, Arabic: شيخال or

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