Cayn

Cayn or Ayn is an administrative region that unilaterally declared to be established in the 2000s. However, there is between Cayn and Puntland, and they do not directly border each other.
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  • Type: Region of Waqooyibari with 47,000 residents
  • Description: region in SSC-Khatumo
  • Also known as: Ayn

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Las Anod.

is the administrative capital of the region, currently controlled by North Eastern State of Somalia forces aligned with .

Cayn

Latitude
8.4756° or 8° 28′ 32″ north
Longitude
47.3583° or 47° 21′ 30″ east
Population
47,000
Open location code
6HW9F9G5+68
Wiki­data ID
Q2617427
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cayn” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: عين (محافظة)
  • Arabic: عين
  • Catalan: Cayn
  • Chinese: 艾因州
  • Dutch: Ayn
  • French: Ayn
  • Japanese: アイン地区
  • Japanese: アイン州
  • Japanese: ブーホードル
  • Portuguese: Ayn
  • Russian: Айн (регион)
  • Russian: Айн
  • Russian: Кайн
  • Slovenian: Ayn
  • Slovenian: Cayn
  • Somali: Cayn
  • Swedish: Cayn
  • Ukrainian: Айн

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