Jidali Jiidali | |
|---|---|
Town | |
  Jidali Location in Somalia  Jidali Jidali (Somalia) | |
| Coordinates: 10°42′3″N47°40′6″E / 10.70083°N 47.66833°E | |
| Country Somalia |  Somalia |
| Region | Sanaag |
| District | Fiqifuliye District |
| Population (2002 [1] ) | |
| • Total | 1,500 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Jidali (Somali : Jiidali) is a town in the Sanaag region of Somalia. [2] [3]
Jidali is located north east of the provincial capital Erigavo.
The grave of Zubeyr Awal, the eponymous ancestor of the Habr Awal, is located in the town. The town is approximately 100 km east of the tomb of his grandfather Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed, the founding father of the Isaaq clan family, whose tomb is located in the coastal town of Maydh. [4] [5] [6]
Jidali was one of many temporary headquarters of the Dervish movement led by Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, to which him and his forces fled to after their defeat in Jidbali. [7] [8] The town is home to a fort used by the Dervishes to threaten the coast inhabited by the Warsangeli, a tribe friendly to the British. [9] The Jidali fort was a cross-shaped fort of was also the first place in Africa to be bombed via aerial bombardment by a tally of four sorties of De Havilland DH-9's on 21 January 1920.
In late April 1916, the Warsangeli under the orders of Mohamoud Ali Shire attacked the Dervish forces based at the Jidali fort, besieging them and looting their stock. With news of the assault having reached the Dervish of Cershida and Surut, reinforcements were sent to Jidali to repulse the attackers, where the Warsangeli were defeated and the Dervishes managed to recover their stock.
On the evening of Saturday the 6th, the Dervishes set out to punish the Warsangeli with a force composed of 2,000 Sa'ad Yunis and Uduruhmin Dervishes led by Ibrahim Boghol, a commander of the Adan Madoba sub-division of the Habr Je'lo clan, who swept down on the Warsangeli capital, Las Khorey. Ibrahim's forces captured the eastern portion of the town, killing many Warsangeli fighters. The force managed to surround the settlement and capture the only source of water, causing many to die of thirst. While Las Khorey was being besieged, the Warsangeli were able to secretly send a dhow to Aden to request help from the British Navy, and on May 10 Lancelot Turton commanding HMS Northbrook arrived at Las Khorey and commenced to shell Ibrahim and his forces with Lyddite explosives, forcing them to retreat to the mountains and thus ending the deadly siege. [10] [11]
In March 2024, the Somaliland Ministry of Agriculture provided farm equipment to farmers in Jidali. [12]
According to a book published in England in 1951, the town is inhabited Urursuge (Muuse Ismaaciil )]] sub-subtribe of the numerous Isnaaciil Care, a which is a main branch of the Habaryoonis. [13]
Michael Walls in the book Peace in Somaliland: an indigenous approach to state-building reports; [14]
Jiidali had long been a Habar jclo town, but the Habar Yoonis had occupied the area after the Dhulbahante retreat to Sool following the Damalahagare conflict. For this reason, the Dhulbahante were offended when the town was selected as the venue for the meeting and subsequently held a grudge against the Warsangeli for agreeing to meet
— Michael Walls, Peace in Somaliland : an indigenous approach to state-building
Members of the Habr Awal clan frequent this town on pilgrimage to pay siyaro to the grave of their ancestor and forefather Zubeyr Awal. [15]
Sool is a disputed administrative region (gobol). It borders Togdheer to the west, Sanaag to the north, Ethiopia to the south and Nugal, Bari to the east. Its capital city is Las Anod. The region is disputed by the self-declared Republic of Somaliland and SSC-Khatumo. The region is partially controlled by both polities.
Las Anod is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia.
Erigavo, also spelled as Erigabo, is the capital and largest city of the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
The Habar Yoonis alternatively spelled as Habr Yunis is a major clan part of the wider Isaaq clan. As descendants of Ismail bin Sheikh Isaaq, its members form a part of the wider Habar Magaadle confederation which constitutes the largest sub-clan of the Isaaq.
The Dhulbahante is a Somali clan family, part of the Harti clan which itself belongs to the largest Somali clan-family — the Darod. They are the traditional inhabitants of the physiographic Nugaal in its topographic sense, and its pre-independence administrative sense, which included Doollo. The clan's progenitor is buried at Badweyn.
Oog is a town in the Sool region of Somaliland, situated in the Aynaba district. It is located between Aynaba and Las Anod.
Damala Hagare is a town in the Sanaag region of (Somaliland).
The Awal, also contemporarily known as the Habr Awal, Subeer Awal, and alternately known as the Zubeyr Awal is one of the largest subclans of the wider Isaaq clan family, and is further divided into eight sub-clans of whom the two largest and most prominent are the Isamusa and Sa'ad Musa sub-clans. Its members form a part of the Habar Magadle confederation.
Taleh is a historical town in Sool region of Somalia. The town served as the capital of the pre-independence Dervish movement.
Yubbe is a town in the Sanaag, Puntland of Somalia. There is a Puntland military base.
Hadaftimo is a historic town in the eastern Sanaag region of Somalia. It is home to several archaeological sites and ancient buildings. There is a Puntland military base.
Dararweyne is a town in south-central Sanaag in Somaliland.
Yagori is a town in the northern Sool Region ofSomalia.
Garadag is a key town in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Ibrahim Hassan Boghol was a Somali military leader. He was a member of the Dervish council, called the Khusuusi, and was also the commander of the northern Dervish army. He was among the most wanted Dervish leaders in British Somaliland. Ibrahim Boghol hailed from the Adan Madobe sub-division of the Habr Je'lo clan of the Isaaq clan family.
The Musa Abokor is a Somali clan, and a 2 major sub-division of the muuse sh isxaaq clan of the Isaaq clan-family.
The Sa'ad Musa or Saad Musa is a northern Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Subeer Awal sub-clan of the Isaaq clan family. The Sa'ad Musa traditionally consists of nomadic pastoralists, coastal people, merchants and farmers. The clan inhabits Somaliland, including Maroodi Jeex,Awdal and Sahil as well as Djibouti, the Somali Region of Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania.
The Mohamoud Garad is a Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Dhulbahante, a sub-division of the Harti/Darod clan-family. The clan is divided into three main sub-clans ― namely the Jama Siad, the Ugaadhyahan and Omar Wa’eys.
Waqdariya is a coastal village in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.
Ibrahim Degaweyne is a Colonel of Somali National Movement (SNM). Degaweyne is an excellent soldier and is said to have never lost a battle.
Further reconnaissance showed that the Mullah had escaped across the Anane Pass, in the direction either of Gebi or Jidali
First Somaliland Council of Ministers (1991)
