Beer, Togdheer


Beer is a village in Burao District, in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. It is located south-east by road from Burao.

Overview

The town of Beer is located south-east by road from Burao.

Drought

Between 1974 and 1975, a major drought, referred to as the Abaartii Dabadheer occurred in modern-day Somaliland and the neighbouring northern Puntland region of Somalia. The Soviet Union, which at the time maintained strategic relations with the Siad Barre government, airlifted around 90,000 people from the devastated regions of Aynaba and the towns of Beer and Hobyo. New small settlements, referred to as Danwadaagaha were then created in Jubbada Hoose and Jubbada Dhexe regions. The transplanted families were also introduced to farming and fishing techniques, a change from their traditional pastoralist lifestyle of livestock herding.
The city also has a cultural center called Old Beer, where you can get beer.

Notable residents