| Place | Kind | District | Location | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yibaayil | Wadi | Garoowe | 8.6112, 48.8767 | GeoNames · Wikidata | |
| YoocoUadi Joho | Wadi | Garoowe | 8.4122, 49.1307 | GeoNames · Wikidata | |
| Yooco | Hills | Garoowe | 8.5024, 49.1621 | GeoNames · Wikidata | |
| YoocoBur Joho | Hill | Garoowe | 8.45, 49.1333 | GeoNames | |
| Yoombays | Temporary nomadic settlement | Burtinle | 8.0206, 49.0111 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 11280, UNDP - 2006 | |
| Yoonbays | Village | Burtinle | 8.0188, 49.005 | Wikidata | |
| YoonbaysQaryaqaan, Yoonbeys, Yoombays | Settlement | Burtinle | 8.0189, 49.006 | OCHA settlementsOBJECTID 2336, KEMRI - 2007, UNDP - 2006, UNDP - 1997 | |
| Yubluluc | Locality | Eyl | 7.7739, 49.3636 | 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