Badweyn also spelt Badwein
is a town in the
Aynabo District, in the
Sool region of
Somaliland
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, E ...
.
Overview
Badweyn means "big well" in the
Somali language.
The town is home to a substantial mosque and a multiple-trunked tree that stands alongside the main road.
History
The
Isaaq
The Isaaq (, , ''Banu Ishaq'') is a major Somali clans, Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory.
The Isaaq people claim in a traditional legend ...
clan expanded into traditional
Dhulbahante territory to the east. This expansion was led primarily by the
Habr Je’lo subclan. The clan boundary between the Habr Je'lo and the Dhulbahante during the 19th century was traditionally in ''Laba Garday'', a pass in the
Buurdhaab mountain chain situated between
War Idaad and
Wadamago. The Dhulbahante had previously inhabited just east of Burao. The Habr Je'lo took advantage of the Dhulbahante's weakness after the defeat of the Dervish movement to conquer much of their important wells and grazing grounds. The Habr Je'lo subsequently expanded into and beyond the Saraar plain and the Ain Valley (which includes Badwein
), pushing the Dhulbahante southwards towards the
Haud:
References
Populated places in Sool, Somaliland
{{Somaliland-geo-stub