Arabi, Ethiopia

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Arabi
Araabi (Somali)
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Arabi
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 09°56′01″N42°43′03″E / 9.93361°N 42.71750°E / 9.93361; 42.71750
CountryFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Region Somali Region
District Dembel, Sitti Zone
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Climate BSh

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]

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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. [2] Arabi is located in the famous Harrawa Valley in the Gadabuursi country. [3]

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. [4] [5]

Demographics

The town and region is primarily inhabited by the Bahabar cabdale subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan. [6] [7]

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  7. http://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.