What does Wikipedia say about your hometowns?

[TSP]

The populations were all incorrect for a lot of Somali cities and towns on wikipedia though from what i've seen. I'd be interested to see a proper ranking of all cities today.

We have to wait for a few years to get a proper census instead of relying on NGOs

 

[Apollo]

We have to wait for a few years to get a proper census instead of relying on NGOs

Somalis are fraudsters. I'd trust the independent NGOs over s massaging the numbers. The census results for NFD in Kenya recently were a laughing matter.

 

[Bohol]

The Erigavo settlement is several centuries old. It lies approximately 180 km from Badhan the second biggest city in the region to the east, The general area is noted for its numerous historical tombs, where various Somali clan patriarchs are buried.[2] As of 2013, Erigavo is the administrative capital of the northern Sanaag region. It is also the center of the Erigavo District.

It's also where Musse Ismaeel sub-clan of Habar Yoonis is buried and use to be an Isaaq city trade route during the middle ages.

Erigavo is the eastern HY capital of Sanaag and Bohol will be the eastern HY capital of Sool. :siilaanyosmile:
I will invite the Musa Arreh and Musa Ismail to Bohol in the future so we can make it
a very big city.

 

[Starscream]

There are NGOs out there with detailed calculations. The UN related ones especially.

lol back in mid 2000s they used to do it i seen one where they did village by village

 

[Bernie Madoff]

Townships
The majority of the people in the district have been settled there for the last 300 years. There are more major and minor towns in Gabiley district than anywhere else in Somaliland.

Major towns:

• Wajaale
• Arabsiyo
• Kalabaydh
• Allaybaday

Minor towns:

• Agabar
• Ceel-Sheekh
• Galooley
• Harcadaad
• Geedbalaadh
• Galadweyne
• Argeegta
• Teysa
• Xidhinta
• Ijaara
• Elbardaale
• Boqor
• Bus
• AliHaydh
• Gogeysa
• GeedAbeera

History
Gabiley is one of the oldest towns in northern Somalia after Zeila, Berbera and Amud. Some stones left behind in the area were believed to have been earmarked for the construction of pyramids.

Demographics
The city of Gabiley has a population of around 75,000.[2] The broader Gabiley District has a total population of 120,430.[3] It is considered to be the district with the fastest growing population in Somaliland due to its fertile land.

The Gabiley District in which the city is situated is inhabited by people from the Somali ethnic group, with the Jibriil Abokor sub-division of the Habr Awal Isaaq being the exclusive residents of this district.[4]

Agriculture

Farmer near the town of Gabiley
Gabiley is the main farm land for Somaliland and produces up to 85% of Somaliland's food. It is known for its agricultural and farming industry, and is where most of Somaliland's crops are produced. Crops grown in the area include apples, oranges, bananas, corn, pears, maize, wheat, barley, beans, lemon, peas, groundnuts, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, garlic, salad and cabbages, broccoli, watermelon, papaya and many other types of fruits and vegetables. Gabiley is considered to be the most fertile region in Somaliland and the entire northern Somalia peninsula. [5]

Notable residents

• Mo Farah, British four-time Olympic gold medalist and the most decorated athlete in British athletics history; belongs to the Muhammed Jibriil sub-clan of the Jibril Abokor clan[6]
• Abdillahi Suldaan Mohammed Timacade, poet Somali poet during the pre- and post-colonial periods; from Galooley; conducted public readings in the area; belongs to the Reer Hared subclan of the Jibriil Abokor clan
• Mohammed Abdillahi Ogsadey, was a Somali business tycoon based in Ethiopia, where he established MAO Harar Horse, the first African corporation to export coffee. He belongs to the Reer Dalal subclan of the Jibriil Abokor clan.[7]
• Sheekh Muhumed Warsame, Islamic religious leader and founder of the modern town of Gabiley. He belongs to the Reer Dalal subclan of the Jibriil Abokor clan.
• Ismail Ahmed, Owner and CEO of WorldRemit which is one of the fastest growing money transfer company in the world and he's considered 7th most influential man in Britain. He belongs to the Habar Aden sub-clan of the Jibriil Abokor clan.

Long Live Gabiley! Long live Jibriil Abokor!
@TheWeekday @Gucci mane + any other JB on this forum

The reer Harred libaax Nuur Daalacay putting it on for our city!

Are you also reer harred?

 

[Near]

Are you also reer harred?

I'm reer Dalal.

Abtirsiin wise reer Dalal is reer adheer for reer harred. This is because Harred is the son of Barre Ismail, who is the brother of Dalal Ismail.

 

[Lordilord]

There is a certain person I don't really mean to break his heart more than I have done just kidding waryaa Prince of Las Anod. Let me show the people your city and under which jurisdiction it is under. Read it and then read it again so it sticks to your memory. He doesn't want to show because it is under Somaliland rule.

:siilaanyolaugh:

 

[TSP]

There is a certain person I don't really mean to break his heart more than I have done just kidding waryaa Prince of Las Anod. Let me show the people your city and under which jurisdiction it is under. Read it and then read it again so it sticks to your memory. He doesn't want to show because it is under Somaliland rule.

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:siilaanyolaugh:

Google maps recognizes it as part of puntland

 

[Lordilord]

Google maps recognizes it as part of puntland

Puntland where??

 

[TSP]

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Puntland where??

Now it says Somalia

 

[Lordilord]

Now it says Somalia

Read what it says saaxib, you are in denial. Obviously it's in Somalia because Somaliland is not recognized as sovereign lol. Let me make it easy for you to read.

Las Anod is the administrative capital of the northern Sool region of Somaliland.

 

[TSP]

Read what it says saaxib, you are in denial. Obviously it's in Somalia because Somaliland is not recognized as sovereign lol. Let me make it easy for you to read.

Las Anod is the administrative capital of the northern Sool region of Somaliland.

you're right sxb

Sool, Somaliland, Somalia haa noolato

 

[Shangani]

And Xamar Weyne

 

[Thegoodshepherd]

The Sultanate of Hobyo, led by Yusuf Ali Kenadid, ruled Hobyo in the 1870s.[4]

By the late 19th century, the imamate began to decline. Faced with internal problems, the imamate also faced challenges from the imperialist forces as well as the Zanzibari sultan, and even the Portuguese in the earlier years. By then, a young ambitious rebel called Kenadiid managed to invade Hobyo with the aid of the Italians. However, after few years, he was disposed and overthrown by a former commander of the Imamate named Guuleed Faarax Jeex who put Hobyo back into the hands of the Imamate for a short period of time.[4]

False history. Yusuf Ali Kenadiid established the Hobyo Sultanate, and it was ruled continuosly by Reer Kenadiid for almost 50 years. He did not create his sultanate using Italians, but brought Hadhramis musketeers with him from Yemen a decade before any Italian set foot in Somalia. He then recruited from his own clansmen whoo lived in Mudug, and expanded his sultanate south towards Warsheikh, north towards Eyl and Nugaal valley, and west towards Hawd and Galadi. There was never a war between any "imaamate" and the Sultanate of Hobyo, totally fake. Some tribes would rebel from time to time and they invariably lost. Even the Italians lost to the Sultanate's forces sometimes.

I will have to edit this entry soon, thanks for the heads up.

 

[Lord Flacko]

False history. Yusuf Ali Kenadiid established the Hobyo Sultanate, and it was ruled continuosly by Reer Kenadiid for almost 50 years. He did not create his sultanate using Italians, but brought Hadhramis musketeers with him from Yemen a decade before any Italian set foot in Somalia. He then recruited from his own clansmen whoo lived in Mudug, and expanded his sultanate south towards Warsheikh, north towards Eyl and Nugaal valley, and west towards Hawd and Galadi. There was never a war between any "imaamate" and the Sultanate of Hobyo, totally fake. Some tribes would rebel from time to time and they invariably lost. Even the Italians lost to the Sultanate's forces sometimes.

I will have to edit this entry soon, thanks for the heads up.

He did sign a peace/protection with the Italians after a few years, so that he could maintain control. And when he fell our of favor with the Italians, they banished him away

 

[Safiya]

Shilavo
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shilavo
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Shilavo
Location within Ethiopia

Shilavo (Somali: Shilaabo; also spelled "Scilave", "Shelabo") is a town of the Ethiopian part of the Ogaden. Located in the Korahe Zone of the Somali Region, the town has a latitude and longitude of 6°06′N 44°46′ECoordinates:

6°06′N 44°46′E with an elevation of 395 meters above sea level. it is the administrative center of Shilavo woreda.

(my dads hometown hate that it says ehiopian but that's for another time)

Beledweyne
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Beledweyne
Beledweyne
City

Satellite view of Beledweyne

Beledweyne
Location in Somalia
Coordinates:

04°44′09″N 045°12′13″ECoordinates:

04°44′09″N 045°12′13″E
Country

Somalia
Region Hiran
District Beledweyne
Government
• Mayor Mohamed Hassan Nuriye
Area
• Total 24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population
• Total 67,200
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
Beledweyne (Somali: Beletweeyne, Arabic: بلد وين‎‎) is a city in south-central Somalia. Located in the Beledweyne District, it is the capital of the Hiran province. The town is situated in the Shebelle Valley near the Ogaden, some 206 miles (1000 km) north of Mogadishu. Beledweyne is divided by the Shebelle River into eastern and western sections. By area, it is the fourth largest city in Somalia.

(My moms hometown)