El Buur (; so, Ceelbuur) is a town located in the state of
Galmudug
Galmudug ( ar, جلمدج; it, Galmudugh), officially Galmudug State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Galmudug ee Soomaaliya), is a Federal Member State in central Somalia, with its capital at Dhusamareb. It is bordered to the north by the Pu ...
in central
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
. It was formerly the capital of the
Galgaduud
Galguduud ( so, Galgaduud, ar, جلجدود, it, Galgudud or ''Ghelgudud'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') of Galmudug state in central Somalia. Its administrative capital is Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is Abudwak, which ...
region.
Residents
El Buur has been inhabited since at least the 13th century. During the
Ajuran Sultanate
The Ajuran Sultanate ( so, Saldanadda Ajuuraan, ar, سلطنة الأجورانية), also natively referred-to as Ajuuraan, and often simply Ajuran, was a Somali Empire in the Middle Ages in the Horn of Africa that dominated the trade in th ...
it served as a local commercial hub.
The area is particularly noted as a center for
quarrying
A quarry is a type of open-pit mine in which dimension stone, rock, construction aggregate, riprap, sand, gravel, or slate is excavated from the ground. The operation of quarries is regulated in some jurisdictions to reduce their envir ...
. Here,
meerschaum
Sepiolite, also known in English by the German name meerschaum ( , ; ; meaning " sea foam"), is a soft white clay mineral, often used to make tobacco pipes (known as meerschaum pipes). A complex magnesium silicate, a typical chemical formula ...
(
sepiolite
Sepiolite, also known in English by the German name meerschaum ( , ; ; meaning "sea foam"), is a soft white clay mineral, often used to make tobacco pipes (known as meerschaum pipes). A complex magnesium silicate, a typical chemical formula f ...
), used to make the
Somali people
The Somalis ( so, Soomaalida 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, ar, صوماليون) are an ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic Somali language is the shared mo ...
's trademark
dabqaad
The dabqaad (Somali for "fire raiser"), also known as unsi or girgire, is an incense burner, or censer. With either one or two handles, it is commonly used in Somalia, Ethiopia and Djibouti.
Usage and production
Dabqaads are traditionally used t ...
incense burner, is mined.
[Abdullahi, pp.98-99][Alietti, A., Brigatti, M.F., Poppi, L. (1985) Sepiolite deposits of the El-Bur, Galgudund Area, Central Somalia https://arcadia.sba.uniroma3.it/handle/2307/5458] El Buur is also the site of the local pipe-making industry.
This city is inhabited by the
Murusade
The Murusade or Murosade (; ) is a Somali clan, part of the Karanle confederation of Hawiye sub-clans. The Murusade inhabit southern Somalia, specifically the Galgaduud, Middle,and lower Shabelle and Banadir
Banaadir ( so, Banaadir, ar, ب ...
clan.
External links
References
Populated places in Galguduud
Galmudug
Mining communities in Africa
Mining in Somalia
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