Adhi'adeye or Ade Adeeye (
Somali: ''Adhi Cadeeye'') is a town in the
Sool region of
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...
currently under the control of
Khatumo State
SSC-Khaatumo (), officially known as the SSC-Khaatumo State of Somalia (), is a federal member state in northern Somalia, with its capital in Las Anod. It includes parts of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions (combined under the acronym "SSC") ...
forces.
It is around 30 miles northwest of
Las Anod
Las Anod (; ) is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia.
Territorial dispute
The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kins ...
, the regional capital of Sool.
History
In October 2014, the Cilmi Naaleeye branch of the
Dhulbahante
The Dhulbahante, (, ) are a Somali sub-clan, part of the Harti branch of the larger Darod clan. They primary reside in and around their traditional territories of Nugaal, as well as Doollo. The clan's progenitor is buried at Badweyn.
The cur ...
clan held a clan meeting in Adhi'adeye.
In May 2016, Mustafe Maxamuud Awseed was appointed
Sultan
Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be use ...
of the Fiqi-shini, a segment of the
Habr Gedir, in Adhi'adeye.
In December 2020, a quarter century of clan warfare ended in Adhi'adeye.
Adhi'adeye was captured on August 25, 2023, by
Khatumo State
SSC-Khaatumo (), officially known as the SSC-Khaatumo State of Somalia (), is a federal member state in northern Somalia, with its capital in Las Anod. It includes parts of the Sool, Sanaag and Cayn regions (combined under the acronym "SSC") ...
forces after successfully displacing
Somaliland
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, E ...
forces from
Las Anod
Las Anod (; ) is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia.
Territorial dispute
The city is disputed by Puntland and Somaliland. The former bases its claim due to the kins ...
.
Demographics
The city of Adhi'adeye is a
Dhulbahante
The Dhulbahante, (, ) are a Somali sub-clan, part of the Harti branch of the larger Darod clan. They primary reside in and around their traditional territories of Nugaal, as well as Doollo. The clan's progenitor is buried at Badweyn.
The cur ...
town created in the 20th century and was founded by the
Naleye Ahmed, a sub-subsection of the
Mohamoud Garad branch of the
Dhulbahante
The Dhulbahante, (, ) are a Somali sub-clan, part of the Harti branch of the larger Darod clan. They primary reside in and around their traditional territories of Nugaal, as well as Doollo. The clan's progenitor is buried at Badweyn.
The cur ...
. The city is primarily inhabited by the Reer Cilmi (Elmi Naleye) sub-clan of the Naleye Ahmed.
Other Mohamoud Garad residents of the city include the
Jama Siad, mainly the Warsame Ali (Reer Ciye) subsection. There is a segment of the
Hawiye
The Hawiye (; ) are one of the principal and largest of the Somali clans, tracing their lineage back to Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, also known as Sheikh Hawiye, the eponymous figure of the clan. They are considered the earliest do ...
, called Fiqishini, who are also present in the city.
See also
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Administrative divisions of Somalia
Somalia is officially divided into 18 administrative regions (''gobollo'', singular ''gobol''). These are in turn subdivided into seventy-two districts (plural ''degmooyin''; singular ''degmo'').
On a ''de facto'' basis, northern Somalia is now ...
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Regions of Somalia
Countries' first-level (top-level) administrative divisions.
''Please note:'' This category's subcategories contain articles on each subdivision of the country while each directly included article considers the subdivisions structure of the count ...
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Districts of Somalia
Somalia is officially divided into 18 administrative regions (''gobollo'', singular ''gobol''). These are in turn subdivided into seventy-two districts (plural ''degmooyin''; singular ''degmo'').
On a ''de facto'' basis, northern Somalia is now ...
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Somalia–Somaliland border
The Somalia–Somaliland border (; ) is the disputed border between Somalia and the self-declared sovereign state of Somaliland. It is an international border that separates two countries, while the Somali government and most other countries r ...
References
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Populated places in Sool, Somaliland
Towns in Africa