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Awbare
Awbare (Amharic: አውበሬ, so, Aw Barre), officially known as Teferi BerTeferi Ber is the name used by the Central Statistical Agency in it''Agricultural Sample Enumeration 2001-2002 (1994 E.C.): Report on Area and Production - Somali Region'' and called after its patron Saint ''Awbare'', is a town in eastern Ethiopia located in the Fafan Zone of the Somali Region, near the border with Somaliland on the main trade route between Jijiga and the sea. It is the administrative center or the capital of Awbare. It was one of the biggest towns of the Adal Empire. According to Ethiopian Christian folklore, this town was the only gateway that has caused fear for the Ethiopian Christian Kingdom, hence the name Teferi Ber, meaning "The Gate of Fear".Magaaladda Aw-Barre , source in Somali (accessed 12 October 2010) The main trade route betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadabuursi
The Gadabuursi ( Somali: ''Gadabuursi'', Arabic: جادابورسي), also known as ''Samaroon'' (Arabic: ''قبيلة سَمَرُون)'', is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family. The Gadabuursi are geographically spread out across three countries: Ethiopia, Somaliland and Djibouti. Among all of the Gadabuursi inhabited regions of the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is the country where the majority of the clan reside. In Ethiopia, the Gadabuursi are mainly found in the Somali Region, but they also inhabit the Harar, Dire Dawa and Oromia regions. In Somaliland, the Gadabuursi are the predominant clan of the Awdal Region.Samatar, Abdi I. (2001) "Somali Reconstruction and Local Initiative: Amoud University," , p. 132. They are mainly found in cities and towns such as Borama, Baki, Lughaya, Zeila, Dilla, Jarahorato, Amud, Abasa, Fiqi Aadan, Quljeed, Boon and Harirad and Wajale, Magalo ad. In Ethiopia, the Gadabuursi are the predominant clan of the Awb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awbare (woreda)
Awbare (Amharic language, Amharic: ኣውባረ) ( so, Aw Barre), officially known as Teferi Ber, is one of the Districts of Ethiopia, woredas of the Fafan Zone in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. Awbare is bordered on the southwest by Jijiga (woreda), Jijiga, on the west by the Sitti Zone, on the east by Somaliland, and on the southeast by Kebri Beyah (woreda), Kebri Beyah. Cities and towns in the Awbare district include Awbare, Awbube, Sheder, Lefe Isa, Derwernache, Gogti, Jaare and Heregel. High points in this woreda include Sau (1863 meters), near the international border. History Due to reports of a new wave of Somali refugees reaching Hart Sheik in late 2006, the Ethiopian Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs and the UNHCR together opened a new refugee camp at Awbare 13 July 2007. 13,553 individuals were resident at the camp, with a further 11,639 at the Sheed Dheer camp. The Ethiopian De-mining Office reported in November 2008 that it had cleared land mines plant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awbube
Awbube ( Amharic: አውቡቤ, so, Aw Bube), ( en, Aububah ("Flying Saint"), (also spelt ''Awbuube''), called after its patron Saint ''Awbube'', also known as Alaua or Halaua, is an ancient and ruined town located in the western Fafan Zone in the Somali region of Ethiopia. It is located 34 km northwest of Borama, the capital city of the Awdal Region in Somaliland via Quljeed, then across the border into the Awbare district in Ethiopia. Overview Awbube is an ancient town in the Awbare district. It was a center of activity during the Golden Age of the Adal Sultanate. Called after its patron Somali Saint and Hero Awbube, known as the "Flying Saint", who was instrumental in the spread of the Islamic faith into the Abyssinian hinterlands, a hero of many early battles which some accounts mention was against the Abyssinian Empire and earlier inhabitants of the region. He was mentioned by name in ''Futuh al Habasha'' where the armies would visit his tomb and seek blessings through him ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Makayl-Dheere
The Makayl-Dheere (English: Makail Dera, Somali: Makayldheere, Amharic: ሚካኤል ዳራ, Arabic:مكائيل ديري) also known as ''Makaahiil-Dheere (Makayldheere)'', is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Makahiil sub-clan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan family. Overview The Makayl-Dheere are one of the biggest sub-divisions of the Gadabuursi clan family. Historically, they occupy the buffer zones between the Gadabuursi and Issa clans in Ethiopia. They also border the Jarso, Geri and the Oromo people.''Omar, Mohamed Osman, 2001, ''The Scramble for the Horn of Africa, History of Somalis Distribution The territory of the Makayl-Dheere is almost exclusively in Ethiopia, however, they also reside in Somalia and Djibouti. Within Ethiopia, the Makayl-Dheere reside in both the Somali Region and Oromo Region. In the Somali Region, they specifically reside in the Awbare district and make up the majority of the clans which reside in the Dembel district. They make up the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Region
The Somali Region ( so, Deegaanka Soomaalida, am, ሱማሌ ክልል, Sumalē Kilil, ar, المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (''Western Somalia'') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia. Its territory is the largest after Oromia Region. The regional state borders the Ethiopian regions of Afar and Oromia and the chartered city Dire Dawa (Dire Dhawa) to the west, as well as Djibouti to the north, Somaliland to the northeast, Somalia to the south; and Kenya to the southwest. Jijiga is the capital of the Somali Region. The capital was formerly Gode, until Jijiga became the capital in 1995 on account of political considerations. The Somali regional government is composed of the executive branch, led by the President; the legislative branch, which comprises the State Council; and the judicial branch, which is led by the State Supreme Court. Overview The Somali Region formed a large part of the pre-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fafan Zone
Fafan ( so, Faafan) is a zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. It was previously known as the Jijiga zone, so named after its largest city, Jijiga. Other towns and cities in this zone include Harshin, Awbare, Derwernache, Kebri Beyah, Tuli Gulled and Hart Sheik. Fafan is bordered on the south by Jarar, on the southwest by Nogob, on the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by Sitti, and on the east by Somaliland. Demographics Based on the 2014 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 1,190,794 of whom 616,810 are men and 541,4794 women. Based on the 2007 census 203,588 or 21.04% are urban inhabitants, a further 72,153 or 11.59% were pastoralists. Two largest ethnic groups reported in Jirjiga were the Somalis (95.6%) and Amhara (1.83%); all other ethnic groups made up 2.57% of the population. Somali language is spoken as a first language by 95.51%, Amharic by 2.1%, and Oromo by 1.05%; the remaining 1.34% spoke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reer Nuur
The Reer Nuur (Somali: Reer Nuur, ) also known as Nuur Yoonis (), is a noble northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Makahiil sub-clan of the Gadabursi clan family. Overview The Reer Nuur are one of the biggest sub-divisions of the Gadabursi clan family. Historically, they occupy the buffer zone between the Gadabuursi and Isaaq tribes. Historically, when the clan would meet for political affairs, the ''Reer Nuur'' would be counted as one separate branch, on equal standing with the ''Habar Afan'', ''Mahad Case'', ''Aadan Yonis'' and the ''Jibril Yonis,'' sub groups of the Gadabursi family . Distribution The Reer Nuur reside in 3 countries, Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Somaliland. Within Somaliland, the Reer Nuur reside in the Awdal province, and dominate the Baki District and Dilla District. They also inhabit the Borama District and Zeila District. Within the Maroodi Jeex province, they reside in the Gabiley District, in towns such as Tog Wajaale, El Bardale, and Gabiley. Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adal Sultanate
The Adal Sultanate, or the Adal Empire or the ʿAdal or the Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling ''Adel Sultanate, ''Adal ''Sultanate'') () was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din II after the fall of the Sultanate of Ifat. The kingdom flourished circa 1415 to 1577.. The sultanate and state were established by the local inhabitants of Zeila. or the Harar plateau. At its height, the polity under Sultan Badlay controlled the territory stretching from Somaliland to the port city of Suakin in Sudan. The Adal Empire maintained a robust commercial and political relationship with the Ottoman Empire. Etymology Adal is believed to be an abbreviation of Havilah. Eidal or Aw Abdal, was the Emir of Harar in the eleventh century. In the thirteenth century, the Arab writer al-Dimashqi refers to the Adal Sultanate's capital, Zeila, by its Somali name "Awdal" ( so, "Awdal"). The modern Awdal region of Somaliland, which was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aw (father)
Aw (sometimes spelled ''Au'') is an honorific title in the Harari and Somali languages. It is used widely and most commonly in the Somali territories. During his research in the ancient town of Amud, the historian G.W.B. Huntingford noticed that whenever an old 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. It commonly designates a father, respected elder or saint in Harari and Somali languages.Transactions of the Somali Academy of Sciences and Arts Volume 1 page 164Encyclopedia of Africa south of the Sahara page 47 Most notably applied to the founder of Harar Aw Abadir. The term has been adopted by various Somali clans from Harari language. According to the Somali Geledi clan, the appellation Aw is used amongst them however more devoutly between those of Habasha descent and patricians. Sorcerers among the Arsi Oromo Arsi Oromo is an ethnic Oromo branch, inhabiting the Oromia Region, mainl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amud
Amud or Amoud ( so, Camuud, ar, عمود) is an ancient, ruined town in the Awdal region of Somaliland.Damtew Teferra, ''African higher education: an international reference handbook'', (Indiana University Press: 2003) Named after its patron Saint ''Amud'' it was a center of activity during the Golden Age of the Adal Kingdom. The archaeological site is situated above sea level, around 10 km southeast of the regional capital Borama.Huntingford, "The town of Amud, Somalia", ''Azania'', 13 (1978), p. 184 Overview The historian G.W.B. Huntingford (1930) gives a detailed description of the ancient town in ''The town of Amud, Somaliland'': "The house are scattered around without any apparent plan; there are no streets and no trace of a surrounding wall. There is a mosque in the southern half of the dwelling area... ith arather oddly built mihrab facing the entrance... and immediately to the south... is the cemetery. There are upwards of two hundred houses, all well-built of sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Section Of Aw Barre
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Dir (clan)
The Dir ( so, Dir) is one of the largest and most prominent Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. They are also considered to be the oldest Somali stock to have inhabited the region. Its members inhabit Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia ( Somali, Harar, Dire Dawa, Oromia and Afar regions), and northeastern Kenya ( North Eastern Province).Ozzonia (2010), page 7. The Quranyo section of the Garre claim descent from Dirr, who are born of the Irrir Samal. Origins Like the great majority of Somali clans, the Dir trace their ancestry to Aqil ibn Abi Talib (),. a cousin of the prophet Muhammad () and an older brother of Ali ibn Abi Talib () and Ja'far ibn Abi Talib ().. They trace their lineage to Aqil through Samaale (the source of the name 'Somali'), the purported forefather of the northern pastoralist clans such as the Dir, the Hawiye, and –matrilineally through the Dir– the Isaaq and the Darod. Although these genealogical claims are historically untenable, they do reflect the longs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
