Town in Somaliland, Somaliland
Hahi Xaaxiحاحي | |
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Town | |
HahiLocation in SomalilandShow map of TogdheerHahiHahi (Somaliland)Show map of Somaliland | |
Coordinates: 09°21′7″N 44°57′51″E / 9.35194°N 44.96417°E / 9.35194; 44.96417 | |
Country | Somaliland |
Region | Togdheer |
District | Oodweyne District |
Elevation | 1,008 m (3,307 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,971 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Climate | BWh |
Hahi (Somali: Xaaxi, Arabic: حاحي), is a town in Oodweyne District located in western Togdheer, Somaliland.
History
Hahi started as a permanent well for pastoralists and became a settlement. In the 19th century, members of the Sufi order Dandarawiyah would establish a tariqa and jama'a (congregation) at the town. The order was founded by Sayid Mohamed al Dandarawi who was a student of Ibrahim al Rashid and their teachings spread from Arabia to Sudan before eventually reaching Somaliland via the Somali Sheikh Sayid Aadan Ahmed. It would spread to Sheikh although it remained much smaller than the established Qadiriyya or Salihiyya orders. A young Nur Ahmed would study in the tariqa of Hahi before a succession crisis would prompt him to leave and eventually see him take the title of Habr Yunis and Reer cali part of arab sub-clan Sultan.
Demographics
In June 2006 Hahi had an estimated population of 2,971. Hahi is inhabited by subclans of the Habar Yoonis Ugaadh Cumar, and reer Cali, and guyob Eidagale subdivisions of the Garhajis a sub-clan of the wider Isaaq clan family.
References
- "Nutrition assessment - Hawd of Togdheer" (PDF). June 2006. pp. 35–37.
- Abdurahman M. Abdullahi (Baadiyow) (2015). THE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN SOMALIA. Adonis & Abbey. pp. 65–74. ISBN 9781912234035.
- "Shaykh Sayyid Ibrahim Al-Rashid, www.ahmadiah-idrisiah.com, at-Tariqah al-Ahmadiah al-Idrisiah ar-Rasyidiah ad-Dandarawiah (Singapore)". www.ahmadiah-idrisiah.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- British Somaliland by Drake Brockman, pages 79–82, 1912.
- "Nutrition assessment - Hawd of Togdheer" (PDF). June 2006. pp. 35–37.
- General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950, 164
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