Maakhir
Maakhir State of Somalia ولاية ماخر الصومال | |||||||
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| 2007 | |||||||
| Motto: Diinta, Saldanada iyo Somalinimo ayaan isu sadqaynaynaa! (Somali) We sacrifice ourselves for religion, sovereignty, and Somaliness! | |||||||
| Anthem: Saldanada Saatir ha saraysiiyo abidkeed (Somali) May the Sultanate of Satir rise forever | |||||||
Close up of Makhir State Map | |||||||
| Capital | Badhan | ||||||
| Common languages | Somali | ||||||
| Demonym | Makhiri | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Declared | 26 May 2007 | ||||||
| Currency | Somali shilling | ||||||
| Calling code | 252 | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .so | ||||||
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| Today part of | Somalia | ||||||
Makhir (Somali: Maakhir, Arabic: ماخر Mākhir) is described as referring to "the people on the coast," a term associated with the northern Somali coastal inhabitants, including the Warsangali clan. It has also been used as a designation for a Warsangali Sultanate that existed for centuries and continued to play an important role into the early twentieth century. Since then, Maakhir has frequently been used as the name for an organization primarily composed of Warsangeli clan.
Maakhir State of Somalia (Somali: Maamul Goboleedka Maakhir) was a short-lived quasi-state in the Sanaag region of eastern Somalia formed in 2007. It ended in 2009
From February 23 to March 11, 2025, a consultative conference on the self-determination of the Maakhir region was held in Badhan. Representatives were elected for an interim Maakhir administration.