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
Araabi (Somali) | |
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City | |
  Arabi Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 09°56′01″N 42°43′03″E / 9.93361°N 42.71750°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali Region |
| District | Dembel, Sitti Zone |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
History
editArabi, Ethiopia 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] Arabi is located in the famous Harrawa Valley in the Gadabuursi country.[3]
The Ethiopian Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs and the UNHCR together opened a refugee camp in Arabi in the late 1980s and early 1990s to serve refugees of Gadabuursi origin.[4][5]
Demographics
editThe town and region is primarily inhabited by the Bahabar cabdale subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ Omar, Mohamed Osman, 2001, The Scramble for the Horn of Africa, History of Somalis
- ^ Nur, Sheikh Abdurahman 1993 "Ilbaxnimadii Adal Iyo Sooyaalkii Soomaaliyeed: The Renaissance of Adal Somali history". 1993.
- ^ Omar, Mohamed Osman, 2001, The Scramble for the Horn of Africa, History of Somalis
- ^ Ali, Zeynab (2016). Cataclysm: Secrets of the Horn of Africa. ISBN 9781524564087.
- ^ "UNHCR: Situation Horn of Africa Somalia". 2020.
- ^ Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753.
- ^ http://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.
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