with the Harla people. Another source states that Amud was an Aksumite town. During his research in the area, the historian G.W.B. Huntingford noticed that whenever a historic site had the prefix Aw in its name (such as the ruins of Awbare and Awbube), it denoted the final resting place of a local Saint. The patron Saint Amud is buried in the vicinity of the ancient town. The Amoud University in Borama is named after the archaeological site. Demographics The region around the ancient town and university is inhabited by the Faarah Nuur, one of the two sub divisions of Reer Nuur, a subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan. See also Maduna Amoud University Yubbe Notes External links "The town of Amud, Somalia", by G.W.B. Huntingford Cities of the Adal Sultanate Archaeological sites in Somaliland