Dalyare fort is an open-top

Dhulbahante garesa Taleh ( so, Taleex, ar, تليح) is a historical town in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland. As of September 2015, both Puntland and Somaliland had nominal influence or control in Taleh and it's vicinity. The town served as the capital o ...

of the Darawiish era which was ordered built by the

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as a strategy for countering the

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efforts of the Europeans . The building is located in the

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a few miles east of

Las Anod Las Anod ( so, Laascaanood; ar, لاسعانود) is the administrative capital of the Sool region of Somaliland. Territorial dispute The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kinship ties betwee ...

. The purpose of the Dalyare fort was to serve as a refuge and escape route for Darawiish retreating from colonial forces who intend to head south towards the

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. However, retrospectively, some analysts have described the building as a setback to the previous tactic of maneuverability on the part of the Darawiish. Cali Jalax was the builder. The native Darawiish referred to the building as ''Sool-Daryare''. On the other hand, the colonialists who launched attacks against the Darawiish referred to the building as Dariali.

Abandonment

The book ''Ferro e fuoco in Somalia'' by former Italian Somalia governor

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, it records the causes and circumstances of the Darawiish abandonment of Dalyare and other forts. The letter, originally in Arabic, but since translated to Italian and Somali records correspondance between the Sayid and the Italian Somali governor

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stating that the forts were abandoned because the Dhulbahante tribe, one of the clans the Dervishes comprised, had by and large surrendered.Taariikhdii daraawiishta iyo Sayid Maxamad Cabdille Xasan, Jaamac Cumar Ciise , 2005 ,PAGE 338

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