Arabi, Ethiopia

Arabi Araabi (Somali)
City
Arabi Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 09°56′01″N42°43′03″E / 9.93361°N 42.71750°E / 9.93361; 42.71750
Country	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]

History

Arabi, Ethiopia is an old settlement and is the final resting place of Ughaz 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]}

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.