[2] Oog is situated on Somaliland's main road connecting towns and cities like Borama, Hargeisa, Berbera and Burao to Somalia.

[6] 10 km (6.2 mi) north of Oog is the nearby town of Badweyn, home to a substantial mosque and a multiple-trunked tree that stands alongside the main road.

[7] A 1951 British survey lists Oog as the home well of the Musa Abokor branch of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq clan.

[11]: 22 In December 2011, a large delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Somaliland and the Chairman of the Waddani visited Oog.

[15] In January 2014, a murder in the Oog neighborhood led to fighting in Gowsaweyne between Sa'ad Yonis and Jama Siyad that resulted in deaths.