Awdal (Somali: Awdal أودال, Arabic: عدل‎) is a region (gobol) in northwestern Somalia. Its capital is Borama.Awdal is bordered by Ethiopia, Djibouti, the Somalian region of Woqooyi Galbeed, and the Gulf of Aden. The westernmost point of the province is Beyu Anod, a peak of the Marmar Range.Control of the region is disputed between Awdalland, a proposed autonomous state, and Somaliland, a self-declared independent republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.