| Place | Kind | District | Location | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xirkadheerde | Settlement | Adan Yabaal | 3.5933, 46.1861 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 5323, FSAU | |
| Xuddor | Settlement | Jowhar | 2.9556, 45.5297 | 180 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9125, UNDP - 1997 |
| XuddurOddur Issa | Populated place | Jowhar | 2.9536, 45.5298 | GeoNames | |
| Xudili | Settlement | Jowhar | 2.9211, 45.3029 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9087, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Xudur-ciiseXuddur Ilse, Hudur Isse, Hudur Ise | Settlement | Jowhar | 2.9522, 45.5245 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 9120, UNDP - 2006, UNDP - 1997, FSAU | |
| Yaaq | Hills | Balcad | 2.2914, 45.7378 | GeoNames | |
| Yaaq Jabau | Waterhole | Balcad | 2.4867, 45.6072 | Wikidata | |
| Yaaq JabauYaaq Jabay | Waterhole(s) | Balcad | 2.4868, 45.6072 | GeoNames | |
| Yaaq Jabau | Waterhole(s) | Balcad | 2.4868, 45.6072 | GeoNames | |
| Yaaqa Toley | Waterhole | Balcad | 2.3414, 45.6128 | Wikidata | |
| Yaaqa Toley | Waterhole(s) | Balcad | 2.3413, 45.6128 | GeoNames | |
| YaaqleIaglei, Jaglei | Populated place | Balcad | 2.5083, 45.4851 | GeoNames · OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8353 | |
| Yaq-goley | Settlement | Balcad | 2.3346, 45.6161 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8055, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Yaq-toley | Settlement | Balcad | 2.2781, 45.7294 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 7997, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Yaqa-toley | Settlement | Balcad | 2.4366, 45.8273 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 8204, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Yedunley | Waterhole | Balcad | 2.5439, 45.6822 | Wikidata | |
| YedunleyYewinley | Waterhole(s) | Balcad | 2.544, 45.6823 | GeoNames | |
| Yiblane | Lake | Jowhar | 3.2028, 45.3478 | GeoNames |
How this list is made
GeoNames and the OCHA settlements list were merged where the same name (after Somali spelling rules: double vowels, dh/d, kh/k, x/h, q/k, c) sits within 5 km. Wikidata items were merged into GeoNames by name. The district and region come from placing each point inside the OCHA district boundaries (COD-AB v03); where a row has no point, the district is the one its source gives. Population is the figure the source gives (GeoNames, or the UNDP 1997 estimate in the OCHA list); most rows have none. The whole list, with every region or letter, is on Gazetteer of every place. We copy the sources and do not change what they say; see how we source.
Sources
- OCHA settlements: OCHA FISS, Somalia - Settlements (COD-ST), som_settlements_2022, from the UNDP 1997 gazetteer and FAO, UNHCR, UNSOS, IOM-DTM, PRMN
- GeoNames: GeoNames gazetteer, country dumps SO, DJ, ET, KE (download.geonames.org/export/dump), pulled 12 Nov 2026
- Wikidata: Wikidata, items tied to Somalia, Somaliland or the Somali language, pulled 12-13 Nov 2026
- OCHA boundaries: OCHA Somalia, Subnational Administrative Boundaries (COD-AB) v03, valid 8 Jan 2025