Hawd Region was a region in Somaliland. The Hawd Region was created by President Dahir Riyale Kahin on May 15, 2008.
It sits at a DMS latitude of 8ð 0 min 0 sec and a DMS longitude of 46ð 30 min 0 sec. Its capital is the town of Baligubadle.
The Haud is primarily inhabited by the Isaaq clan, most notably the Arap and the Habar Awal its part of the wider Isaaq family's core traditional territory.