I was thinking about what sort of Accenture has survived in somalia that is at least a couple centuries old. The first thing that occurred to me was the mosques in Mogadishu. The second was sufi shrines which I've seen the occasional picture of. Considering hwo much peopel go out of their way to protect them . How many old ones ones do we have? Like I'm talking 300+ years old. I know there is one in zeila. Also are there any old mosques still intact outside mogdishu/merca/barawe
Anicent sufi shrines where?
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Thats the place where some oromos do pilgrimage to and engage in kufr right?
Yeah oromo make "pilgrimage" there to do kufr for a Somali shiekh. disgrace really
Theres one in Kismayu but Wahabi AS destroyed it.
These are the ones that i am aware of.
Ancient Sufi shrines Mausoleums and Tombs In Sanaag
Close up of the one in the middle which is Shaykh Samaaroon (Imam Ali Siciid)
Ancient mosque in Maydh Sanag
Ancient coastal mosque in berbera
Ancient Mosque in Berbera, they need to restore this.
It was more intact just a few decades ago
Another ancient mosque in Berbera
Another one.
Sufi shrine and adjacent mosque of of Aw Barkhadle near Hargeisa.
Ancient Mosque between Garowe and Bosaso
I remember seeing another mosque picture floating around attributed to Hafun , haven't really found confirmation on that one.
The rest of the surviving ancient mosques and shrines that are like 300+ years old and so that are not in ruins seem to be concentrated in Harar. But we all know the story there, unfortunately. There might be a few in other places in Ogaden and around Bur/Juba area.
Among the old major coastal towns in the north like Zayla, Hafun, Bosaso, Maydh, and Berbera haven't fared well due to late 1800s and early 1920 bombardment by colonialists from the sea, and in the 1500s and partial abandonement or full abandonment with Zayla due to french railroad system. Same with other smaller settlements.
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These are the ones that i am aware of.
Ancient Sufi shrines Mausoleums and Tombs In Sanaag
Close up of the one in the middle which is Shaykh Samaaroon (Imam Ali Siciid)
Ancient mosque in Maydh Sanag
Ancient coastal mosque in berbera
Ancient Mosque in Berbera, they need to restore this.
It was more intact just a few decades ago
Another ancient mosque in Berbera
Another one.
Sufi shrine and adjacent mosque of of Aw Barkhadle near Hargeisa.
Ancient Mosque between Garowe and Bosaso
I remember seeing another mosque picture floating around attributed to Hafun , haven't really found confirmation on that one.
The rest of the surviving ancient mosques and shrines that are like 300+ years old and so that are not in ruins seem to be concentrated in Harar. But we all know the story there, unfortunately. There might be a few in other places in Ogaden and around Bur/Juba area.
Among the old major coastal towns in the north like Zayla, Hafun, Bosaso, Maydh, and Berbera haven't fared well due to late 1800s and early 1920 bombardment by colonialists from the sea, and in the 1500s and partial abandonement or full abandonment with Zayla due to french railroad system. Same with other smaller settlements.
Outside of Mogadishu, merca, barawa, there is also a couple of shrines, tombs , mosques and pillar tombs that survived semi intact in juba and bur area between Barawa and the Kenyan border.
These are photos taken by archeologist Neville Chitick
Mosque
Coastal ruins, what they believe might have been a shrine
Ruined Mihrab
A Mosque
A Mihrab
A ruined tomb.
Sheikh Awbare:
"Without returning the salutations of the Bedouins, who loudly summoned us to stop and give them the news, we trotted forwards in search of a deserted sheep-fold. At sunset we passed, upon an eminence on our left, the ruins of an ancient settlement, called after its patron Saint, Ao Barhe: and both sides of the mountain road were flanked by tracts of prairie-land, beautifully purpling in the evening air." First Footsteps, Burton
Tomb of Sheikh Awbare:
Sheikh Awbube:
"In the Gadabursi country there is the ancient ruined town of Aubóba, and at the head of the Gáwa Pass, on a hill to the west, and about four hundred feet above it, are some massive ancient ruins, which must have once been a fort, commanding the pass. They are called Samawé, from the name of a sheikh whose tomb crowns the ruins. The hill-top is surrounded by parallel retaining walls built of dressed stone, rising in steps from the bottom. In some places the walls were six or eight feet high, and there were remains of extensive ancient buildings filling the enclosure. Surmounting the whole in the centre was the ruin of a building of cut stone, which appeared to be the sheikh’s tomb." Seventeen Trips through Somaliland, Swayne.
Sheikh Awbube in Futuh al Habasha:
"When the two columns of soldiers that were proceeding on the road came into each other's view, the idol-worshippers mounted a charge against the rear guard of the Muslims. Those in the rear guard held their ground, and mounted their horses. Among those in the rear was Zaharbui Utman, the sharif Ahmad and the Hegano 'Abd Allah, 'Ali Farasaham and the sheikh Kalil, a descendant of Aububah - may God bless us through him, Amen. They were ten knights, and the idol-worshippers were around two-hundred. The Muslims charged the idol-worshippers, and a bloody battle was engaged, until their forearms became exhausted." Futuh Al Habasha
Pyramid Tomb of Sheikh Awbube :
"Without returning the salutations of the Bedouins, who loudly summoned us to stop and give them the news, we trotted forwards in search of a deserted sheep-fold. At sunset we passed, upon an eminence on our left, the ruins of an ancient settlement, called after its patron Saint, Ao Barhe: and both sides of the mountain road were flanked by tracts of prairie-land, beautifully purpling in the evening air." First Footsteps, Burton
Tomb of Sheikh Awbare:
Sheikh Awbube:
"In the Gadabursi country there is the ancient ruined town of Aubóba, and at the head of the Gáwa Pass, on a hill to the west, and about four hundred feet above it, are some massive ancient ruins, which must have once been a fort, commanding the pass. They are called Samawé, from the name of a sheikh whose tomb crowns the ruins. The hill-top is surrounded by parallel retaining walls built of dressed stone, rising in steps from the bottom. In some places the walls were six or eight feet high, and there were remains of extensive ancient buildings filling the enclosure. Surmounting the whole in the centre was the ruin of a building of cut stone, which appeared to be the sheikh’s tomb." Seventeen Trips through Somaliland, Swayne.
Sheikh Awbube in Futuh al Habasha:
"When the two columns of soldiers that were proceeding on the road came into each other's view, the idol-worshippers mounted a charge against the rear guard of the Muslims. Those in the rear guard held their ground, and mounted their horses. Among those in the rear was Zaharbui Utman, the sharif Ahmad and the Hegano 'Abd Allah, 'Ali Farasaham and the sheikh Kalil, a descendant of Aububah - may God bless us through him, Amen. They were ten knights, and the idol-worshippers were around two-hundred. The Muslims charged the idol-worshippers, and a bloody battle was engaged, until their forearms became exhausted." Futuh Al Habasha
Pyramid Tomb of Sheikh Awbube :
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Arabsiyawi
HA Activist.
Kinda funny how you guys use this extremely condescending tone. In reality they, and not only them, partake in the same practices Somalis observe(d). Ziyaaro were far more than just common among Somalis.
Virtual Reconstruction of the ancient mosque of Abasa, Awdal.
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These reconstructions might not be very accurate i must say, you can tell from that slightly ruined ancient Berbera Mosque i showed, that these types of stone/bricks constructions are usually covered with white marbling or casing that smoothen's out the exterior appearance and it may have had a small masjid dome.
Good find
There is a big overlap with Eastern Oromo Muslims and Somalis neighbouring them culturally and linguistic wise. Some of these guys can’t separate political and land conflicts over resources from anthropology.
