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Khatumo State of Somalia

  • Dowlad Goboleedka Khaatumo ee Soomaaliya  (Somali)
  • ولاية خاتمة  (Arabic)
  • Wilāyat Arḍ al-Khatoum aṣ-Ṣūmāliyyah
Flag of Khatumo
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Anthem: Qolobaa Calankeed
Location of Khatumo
Capital Las Anod (de jure), none (de facto)
9°8′N 48°25′E / 9.133°N 48.417°E / 9.133; 48.417
Largest city Las Anod (de jure), none (de facto)
Official languages
Demonym(s) Khatumite
Reer Darawiish
Government Autonomous presidential democracy
• President
Vacant
• Vice President
Abdul Sulub
Autonomy 
within Somalia
• Established
2012
Population
• 2014 estimate
2,000,000
Currency Somali shilling (SOS)
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (not observed)
Calling code +252 (Somalia)
Internet TLD .so

Khatumo or Khatumo state is a Beesha Darawiish unrecognized state in Horn Africa. It is inside Somalia. It borders Somaliland to the west, Federal Republic of Ethiopia to the south and Puntland to the east. In 1991, when Somalia's government collapsed, the government of Khatumo was called NSUM. NSUM stands for National Somali Unionist Movement. In the next decade, it used to be called Northland State. Northland State areas were the areas claimed by the Khatumo government. The name Khatumo means positive agreement. This name was chosen after local Dhulbahante clan leaders all agreed on creating the state in 2012.

Demographics

Most residents belong to the Dhulbahante tribe. Most Khatumites speak Somali. English and Arabic is also spoken and taught in schools. Khatumite media uses Standard Somali. Most Khatumites are Muslim. There are also other Harti clan members who live in the area.


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