Haud (or Hawd) is a region of thorn-bush and grasslands in the
Horn of Africa, which includes the northeastern part of the
Ogaden territory of
Ethiopia, as well the adjacent parts of
Somalia. The Haud is of indeterminate extent; some authorities consider it denotes the part of Ethiopia east of the city of
Harar. I.M. Lewis provides a much more detailed description, indicating that it reaches south from the foothills of the Golia and Ogo mountains. "The northern and eastern tips lie within the Somali Republic, while the western and southern portions (the later merging with the Ogaden plateau) form part of the
Harari Province of Ethiopia." For decades following the Italian occupation of Ethiopia in 1941 it (as well as the entire Ogaden) has been an area of conflict and controversy.
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