What is Cayn?
{{Infobox settlement |name =Ayn, Somalia |native_name = |other_name = |nickname = |motto = |settlement_type =[[province]] |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_shield = |image_map =Ayn somalia province.png |mapsize =250px |map_caption = |subdivision_type =nation |subdivision_name =[[Somalia]] |subdivision_type1 = |subdivision_name1 = |seat_type =center |seat =[[Laascaanood]] |government_type = |leader_title = madax |leader_name = garaad jama garad ali |established_title = |established_date magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = |population_note = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |timezone =EAT |utc_offset = +3 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Ayn''' ({{lang-so|Cayn}}, {{lang-ar|{{big|عين}}}}&nbsp;) also spelled as '''Cayn''', is a region in northern [[Somalia]] centered on the city of Buuhoodle. It was a province created by [[Puntland]] in 2009. It was one of the 7 regions of [[Puntland]]. Then in 2012 it was reclaimed by [[Khatumo State]], an attempted federal state for [[reer darawiish]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goitom |first1=Hanibal |title=Somalia: Puntland State Approves New Constitution {{!}} Global Legal Monitor |url=https://www.loc.gov/law/foreign-news/article/somalia-puntland-state-approves-new-constitution/ |website=www.loc.gov |date=6 July 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.statoids.com/yso.html | title=Somalia Districts }}</ref><ref>https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/120222_OCHASom_Administrative_Map_To