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Borama

Borama is a city in the Awdal region of north-western Somaliland, near the border with Ethiopia, inhabited mainly by the Gadabuursi clan. In 1993 it hosted the Borama conference of clan elders, which adopted a national charter for Somaliland and chose Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal as president. It is the main town of Somaliland's western highlands.

Borama
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Borama. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/borama
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