Dilla
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Dilla is a city located in the northwestern Awdal
Awdal
Awdal is a region in northwestern Somalia. Its capital is Borama.Awdal is bordered by Ethiopia, Djibouti, the Somali region of Woqooyi Galbeed, and the Gulf of Aden...

 region of Somalia
Somalia
Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

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History

Local control of the city is disputed between Awdalland
Awdalland
Awdalland is a region in northwestern Somalia. Centered on Borama in the Awdal province, its leaders declared the territory an autonomous state in 2010.-History:...

, a proposed autonomous state, and Somaliland
Somaliland
Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...

, a self-declared independent republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.

Communication

Dilla has a modern telephone system
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...

 and nearly everyone in the city enjoys a telephone and some with access to the internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...

. Internet cafes are dotted all around Dilla and many youngsters and adults benefit from this. Mobile communication services are available in Dilla. The main mobile communication services in Dilla are operated by Telsom and Telcom
Telcom
Telcom is a telecommunications network operator in Somalia. It is the first major privately-owned company providing telecommunications services to Somali cities.-Overview:...

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Neighborhoods

The major neighborhoods in Dilla are:
  • Cadmadooni
  • Dharaar-waxar
  • Duudwayne
  • Goroyo-cawl
  • Jaarahoroto
  • Magaalo-cad
  • Tulli

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