Haylan, (Somali: Heylaan), is an ancient town in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia. It is the namesake of the Haylan administrative province.
An old settlement, Haylan is the site of numerous ancient ruins and buildings, many of obscure origins. Northern Somalia in general is home to numerous such archaeological sites. However, many of these old structures have yet to be properly explored, a process which would help shed further light on local history and facilitate their preservation for posterity.
Located near Badhan, the town is also where Sheikh Darod, the founding father of the Darod clan, lived and was buried. Sheikh Darod's wife, Dobira, is also buried here.
In 2006, the autonomous Puntland region in northeastern Somalia established a new province named after the town, of which the capital is Dhahar. It borders Bari to the east, Karkaar to the south, and Sanaag to the west.
The Haylan province has four districts:
In the shuffling madness
Of the locomotive breath
Runs the all time loser
Headlong to his death
And he feels the piston scrapin'
Steam breakin' on his brow
Old Charlie stole the handle
And the train, it won't stop goin'
No way to slow down, oh
He sees his children jumpin' off
At stations one by one
His woman and his best friend
In bed and havin' fun
And he's crawlin' down the corridor
On his hands and knees
Old Charlie stole that handle
And the train, it won't stop goin'
No way to slow down, oh
No way to slow down
He hears the silence howlin'
When he catches angels as they fall
And the all time winner
Has got him by the balls
And he picks up Gideon's Bible
And it's open at page one
I think God, he stole the handle
And the train, it won't stop goin'
No way to slow down, oh
No way to slow down, oh
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