Hudur ( so, Xuddur,
Maay
Mai-Mai, commonly spelled Maay Maay (also known as ''Af-Maay'', ''Af-Maymay'', or simply ''Maay''; the ''Mai-Mai'' spelling is rarely used but it is most often spoken), is a dialect of the Somali language of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiat ...
: ''Hudur'') is a town in the south Western
Bakool
Bakool ( so, Bakool, Maay: ''Bokool'', ar, ุจููู) is a region ('' gobol'') in southwestern Somalia.
Overview
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Hiiraan, Bay and Gedo.
Bakool, like Gedo and Bay, as well as most parts of the Jubbada D ...
region of
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
. It serves as the province's capital and is the center of the
Hudur District.
History
During the Middle Ages, Hudur and its surrounding area was part of the
Ajuran Empire
The Ajuran Sultanate ( so, Saldanadda Ajuuraan, ar, ุณูุทูุฉ ุงูุฃุฌูุฑุงููุฉ), 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 ...
that governed much of southern
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู, aแนฃ-แนขลซmฤl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
and eastern
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, แขแตแฎแตแซ, รtiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, with its domain extending from
Hobyo
Hobyo (; so, Hobyo), is an ancient port city in Galmudug state in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
Hobyo was founded as a coastal outpost by the Ajuran Empire during the 13th century.Lee V. Cassanelli, ''The shaping of Somali society: ...
in the north, to
Qelafo in the west, to
Kismayo
Kismayo ( so, Kismaayo, Maay: ''Kismanyy'', ar, ููุณู
ุงูู, ; it, Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia. It is the commercial capital of the autonomous Jubaland region.
The city is situa ...
in the south.
[Lee V. Cassanelli, ''The shaping of Somali society: reconstructing the history of a pastoral people, 1600-1900'', (University of Pennsylvania Press: 1982), p.102.]
In the early modern period, Hudur was ruled by the
Geledi Sultanate
The Sultanate of the Geledi ( so, Saldanadda Geledi, ar, ุณูุทูุฉ ุบูุฏู) also known as the Gobroon Dynasty Somali Sultanate: The Geledi City-state Over 150 Years - Virginia Luling (2002) Page 229 was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of th ...
. The kingdom was eventually incorporated into
Italian Somaliland
Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, ุงูุตูู
ุงู ุงูุฅูุทุงูู, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centu ...
protectorate
A protectorate, in the context of international relations, is a state that is under protection by another state for defence against aggression and other violations of law. It is a dependent territory that enjoys autonomy over most of its int ...
in 1910 after the death of the last Sultan
Osman Ahmed. After independence in 1960, the city was made the center of the official
Hudur District.
Overview
Hudur is located in southwestern Somalia. It sits at .
During the Islamist insurgency of the 2000s, the city was seized by
Al-Shabaab. In March 2014, Ethiopian AMISOM and Somali troops re-captured the town from the militants.
The offensive was part of an intensified military operation by the allied forces against Al-Shabaab.
According to Prime Minister
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed ( so, Cabdiweli Sheekh Axmed, ar, ุนุจุฏุงูููู ุงูุดูุฎ ุฃุญู
ุฏ; born 1959), also known as Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad, is a Somali economist and politician. He previously worked in the Somali military governmen ...
, the government subsequently launched stabilization efforts in the newly liberated areas, which also included
Wajid,
Rabdhure
Rab Dhuure, also known as Rabdhure, is a town in the southwestern Bakool region of Somalia.
Overview
Rab Dhuure serves as the center of the Rabdhure District.
In March 2014, Somali Armed Forces assisted by an Ethiopian battalion with AMISOM ...
and
Burdhubo
Burdhubo ( so, Buurdhuubo) is a town in the southern Gedo region of Somalia. It is the center of the Burdhubo District.
Overview
Burdhubo sits on the Jubba River in the Jubba Valley, between the cities of Bardera and Luuq. Garbahaarreey, the Gedo ...
. The Ministry of Defence was providing ongoing reassurance and security to the local residents, and supplying logistical and security support to deliver relief assistance. Additionally, the Ministry of Interior was prepared to support and put into place programs to assist local administration and security. A Deputy Minister and several religious scholars were also dispatched to all four towns to coordinate and supervise the federal government's stabilization initiatives.
Demographics
As of 2000, Hudur had a population of around 12,500 inhabitants.
The broader Hudur District has a total population of 93,049 residents.
Most local residents belong to the
Hadame and
Luwaay both sub-clans of the
Mirifle
The Rahanweyn (Maay: ''Reewin or Roowing'', Northern Somali: ''Raxanweyn'', ar, ุฑุญูููู), also known as the Digil and Mirifle () are a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory and dens ...
branch part of the larger
Rahanweyn
The Rahanweyn ( Maay: ''Reewin or Roowing'', Northern Somali: ''Raxanweyn'', ar, ุฑุญูููู), also known as the Digil and Mirifle () are a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory and dense ...
family. The main language spoken in the town is the
Cushitic
The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken primarily in the Horn of Africa, with minorities speaking Cushitic languages to the north in Egypt and the Sudan, and to the south in Kenya and Tanzania. As o ...
Maay language
Mai-Mai, commonly spelled Maay Maay (also known as ''Af-Maay'', ''Af-Maymay'', or simply ''Maay''; the ''Mai-Mai'' spelling is rarely used but it is most often spoken), is a dialect of the Somali language of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiat ...
.
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Notes
References
Hudur - populated place (Somalia)
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Populated places in Bakool