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 | |
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Town | |
  Arabi Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 09°56′01″N 42°43′03″E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali Region |
| District | Dembel (woreda), Sitti Zone |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
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]
References
- 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.
- 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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