Arabi, Ethiopia

Arabi (Somali: Araabi), is a town located in the Dembel district of the Sitti Zone, in the Somali region of Ethiopia. It is located in the famous Harrawa Valley in the Gadabuursi country.[1]

Arabi
Town
Arabi
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 09°56′01″N 42°43′03″E
Country Ethiopia
RegionSomali Region
DistrictDembel (woreda), Sitti Zone
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ClimateBSh

History

Arabi is an old settlement and is the final resting place of Ugaas Cabdi Ugaas Cali (died: 1664), Ugaas and leader of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[2] The Ethiopian Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs and the UNHCR together opened a new refugee camp at Arabi in the late 1980s and early 1990s to serve refugees of Gadabuursi origin.[3][4]

Demographics

The town and region is primarily inhabited by the Bahabar 'Abdalle subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[5][6][7][8]

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References

  1. Omar, Mohamed Osman, 2001, The Scramble for the Horn of Africa, History of Somalis
  2. Nur, Sheikh Abdurahman 1993 "Ilbaxnimadii Adal Iyo Sooyaalkii Soomaaliyeed: The Renaissance of Adal Somali history". 1993.
  3. "Cataclysm: Secrets of the Horn of Africa". 2016.
  4. "UNHCR: Situation Horn of Africa Somalia". 2020.
  5. Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753.
  6. http://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.
  7. Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753.
  8. http://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.
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