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City in Somali Region, Ethiopia
Arabi Araabi (Somali)
City
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Coordinates: 09°56′01″N 42°43′03″E / 9.93361°N 42.71750°E / 9.93361; 42.71750
Country Ethiopia
RegionSomali Region
DistrictDembel, Sitti Zone
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ClimateBSh

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.

History

Arabi, 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. Arabi is located in the famous Harrawa Valley in the Gadabuursi country.

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.

Demographics

The town and region is primarily inhabited by the Bahabar cabdale subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.

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. Omar, Mohamed Osman, 2001, The Scramble for the Horn of Africa, History of Somalis
  4. Ali, Zeynab (2016). Cataclysm: Secrets of the Horn of Africa. ISBN 9781524564087.
  5. "UNHCR: Situation Horn of Africa Somalia". 2020.
  6. Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753.
  7. http://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.


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