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Murulle
Murule (Arabic: مورولا) is a sub-clan of the Hawiye and the larger Gugundhabe Hawiye clan. It is one of the major Somali clans and has produced many prominent historical Somali figures. Location The Murule live in many areas amongst Greater Somalia due to migrations. Primarily, they live in the North Eastern part of Kenya in the Mandera, which they traditionally inhabit the sub-counties of Mandera East, Lafey and Arabia in which they are the majority of. Murule also inhabit the neighbouring Ethiopia, in which they live in parts of the directly adjacent districts of Liben zone. They also live in the Mustaaxil zone as part of the wider Jidle community. In addition to this, the Murule can also be found in the northern part Somali Region. They live in the Erer Zone and traditionally inhabit the Maya-Muluqo where they hold governor and majority of the council positions. They also hold positions in Qubi as well parts of the Lagahida district. Additionally, they can also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandera East Constituency
Mandera East Constituency is an electoral constituency in Kenya Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. .... It is one of six constituencies in Mandera County. The constituency was established for the 1966 elections. The constituency is settled largely by the Garre and Murulle community. Members of Parliament Wards References External links Dujis Constituency Online(unofficial)Map of the constituency {{coord missing, Kenya Constituencies in Mandera County Constituencies in North Eastern Province (Kenya) 1966 establishments in Kenya Constituencies established in 1966 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of Somalia's residents are ethnic Somali people, Somalis. The official languages of the country are Somali language, Somali and Arabic, though Somali is the Languages of Somalia, primary language. Somalia has historic and religious ties to the Arab world. The people in Somalia are mainly Muslims, following the Sunni Islam, Sunni branch.. In antiquity, Somalia was an important commercial center. During the Middle Ages, several powerful Somali empires dominated the regional trade, including th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somali Region
The Somali Region (, , ), also known as Soomaali Galbeed () and officially the Somali Regional State, is a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in eastern Ethiopia. It is the largest region of Ethiopia. The state borders the Ethiopian regions of Afar Region, Afar and Oromia to the west, as well as Djibouti to the north, Somaliland to the northeast, Somalia to the east and south; and Kenya to the southwest. Jijiga is the capital of the state. The Somali regional government is composed of the executive branch, led by the President; the legislative branch, which comprises the State Council; and the judicial branch, which is led by the State Supreme Court. History What is now the Somali Region was part of the Menelik II's conquests, conquests of Menelik II in the late 19th century. The Somali Region formed a large part of the pre-1995 provinces of Hararghe, Bale Province, Ethiopia, Bale and Sidamo Province, Sidamo. The population is predominantly Somali (ethnicity), Somali, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogadishu
Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has an estimated urban population of 2,610,483. Mogadishu is located in the coastal Banaadir region on the Indian Ocean, which, unlike other Somali regions, is considered a municipality rather than a (federal state). Mogadishu has a long history, which ranges from the ancient history, ancient period up until the present, serving as the capital of the Sultanate of Mogadishu in the 9th-13th century, which for many centuries controlled the Indian Ocean gold trade and eventually came under the Ajuran Sultanate in the 13th century which was an important player in the medieval Silk Road maritime trade. Mogadishu enjoyed the height of its prosperity during the 14th and 15th centuries and was during the early modern period considered the wealthiest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gedo
Gedo (, , , or ''Ghedu'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in Jubaland, southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. The region was formed during 1974 and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay, Jubbada Dhexe (Middle Juba), and Jubbada Hoose (Lower Juba) further down east. The southern parts of Gedo, west of the Jubba River, used to be part of the old British Trans-Juba region during half of the seventy years of colonial era in Africa from 1890 to 1960. The British and Italians fought twice over this area. The regional capital is Garbaharey. President Siad Barre's forces withdrew to Gedo following the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic in the early 1990s. After 1991, the Somali National Front Omar Haji Mohamed held large parts of the region for many years. In collaboration with the SNF, Gedo joined the growing trend of Islamic Courts at the start of the Somali C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beled Hawo District
Beled Hawo District () is a Reer Calidheere and Reer Axmed dagmo district in the southwestern Gedo region of Somalia. Its capital is Beled Hawo. In 2000, the district commissioner was Nur Matan Abdi Nur Matan Abdi is a Somali politician and military commander who served in the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia in the 2000s. He was one of the commanders of the Somali National Army during the 2009 phase of the Somali Civil War The .... References External links Districts of SomaliaAdministrative map of Beled Hawo District Districts of Somalia Gedo {{coord missing, Somalia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieso, Oromia (woreda)
Mieso is a woreda in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Part of the West Hararghe Zone, Mieso is bordered on the south by Guba Koricha, on the west by the Afar Region, on the north by the Somali Region, on the east by Doba and on the southeast by Chiro. The administrative center for this woreda is Mieso; other towns in Mieso include Asebot, Kora, Bordode and Gololcha. Overview The altitude of Mieso ranges from 1107 to 3106 meters above sea level; the highest point is Mount Asabot (1523 meters). Rivers include the Beke. A survey of the land in Mieso shows that 11.5% is arable or cultivable (10.7% of the total area was under annual crops), 23.7% cultivable if water were available, 8.9% pasture, 28.7% forest or brushland, and the remaining 27.3% is considered hilly, built-up or otherwise unusable. Sesame and haricot beans are important cash crops. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Afdem (woreda)
Afdem () is a woreda in Somali Region, Ethiopia. Located in the Sitti Zone, this woreda is bordered on the southwest by Mieso, on the north by the Afar Region and on the east by Erer, and on the south by the Oromia Region. The administrative center of this woreda is Afdem; other towns in Afdem include Ali jiir The track of the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway crosses the southern part of this woreda along the lower slopes of the Amhar mountains. High peaks in Afdem include Mount Afdem (about 2000 meters). Demographics Based on the 2017 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 84,395, of whom 41,618 are men and 42,777 women. While 12,505 are urban inhabitants, a further 71,890 were pastoralists. Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 65,031, of whom 33,246 are men and 31,785 women. While 9,286 or 14.28% are urban inhabitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mieso, Somali (woreda)
Mieso is a woreda in Somali Region, Ethiopia. Part of the Shinile Zone, this woreda is bordered on the south by the Oromia Region, on the northwest by the Afar Region, and on the east by the Afdem woreda. The administrative center for this woreda is Mulu town. Demographics Based on the 2017 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 92,086, of whom 47,187 are men and 44,899 women. While 1,212 are urban inhabitants, a further 90,874 were pastoralists. Based on figures published by the CSA in 2005, this woreda has an estimated total population of 53,665, of whom 24,783 are men and 28,882 are women. Information is not available on the area of Mieso, so its population density cannot be calculated. This woreda is primarily inhabited by the Somali people of the Hawiye The Hawiye (; ) are one of the principal and largest of the Somali clans, tracing their lineage back to Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sitti Zone
Sitti Zone (), formerly known as Shinile, is a List of zones of Ethiopia, zone in Somali Region of Ethiopia. Located at the northwestern point of the Somali Region and stretching across the savanna north of the Ahmar Mountains, Sitti is bordered on the south by Dire Dawa and the Oromia Region, on the west by the Afar Region, on the north by Djibouti, on the east by Somaliland, and on the southeast by Fafan Zone. Other towns and cities in this zone include Aysha, Ethiopia, Aysha, Shinile, Dewele, Harewa, Ethiopia, Harewa, Adigale, Erer, Bike, Ethiopia, Bike and Āfdem. Part of the northwestern corner is occupied by the Yangudi Rassa National Park, which is a notable local landmark. Climate The Sitti Zone has colder winters than the highlands, while the lowlands has mild winters. The region elevation is the major factor in temperature levels, with the higher areas, on average, as 17 °C (62 °F) cooler, day or night. Hot summer days are tempered by the low relative hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babille, Somali (woreda)
Babille () is a woreda in the Somali Region of Ethiopia Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken .... Part of the Fafan Zone, Babille is bordered on the west by the Babile, Oromia (Aanaa), Babile and Fedis districts of the Oromia region, on the north by Gursum, Somali (woreda), Gursum district of the Faafan Zone, Faafan zone, on the east by the Degehabur (woreda), Dhagaxbuur district of the Jarar Zone, Jarar zone and the Kebri Beyah (woreda), Qabribayax district of the Faafan Zone, Faafan zone, and on the south by Fiq (woreda), Fiq district in the Erer Zone, Erer zone. Information This district mainly compromises of the rural areas of the Babile (town), Babile district in which much of it was added into the Babile, Oromia (Aanaa), Babile and Fedis district of the Oromia Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
