Garbahare (also: Garbaharey) (Somali: Garbaharey, Maay: Garbiharey, Arabic: جربهاري) is the capital of Gedo, an administrative region in southern Somalia. It is the third largest and most populous city in the Gedo region after Bardera and Luuq.[1]
During the Middle Ages, Garbahare and its surrounding area were part of the Ajuran Empire that governed much of southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, with its domain extending from Hobyo in the north, to Qelafo in the west, to Kismayo in the south.[2]
In the early modern period, the Garbahare area was ruled by the Geledi Sultanate. The kingdom was eventually incorporated into the Italian Somalilandprotectorate in 1910 after the death of its last Sultan Osman Ahmed in 1910.[3] After independence in 1960, the city became the capital of Gedo region.
Insecurity of the 1990sedit
During much of the 1990s, the city of Garbahare was the seat of the Somali National Front militia in the early days of the civil war. Facing pressure from the local population, the militia left.
By early 2001, Garbahare came under the control of the Transitional National Government.[4] All activities shifted to Luuq and Beled Haawo, and Garbahare had a new role in the region. Neighboring regions such as NFD welcomed the new leadership, as a safer Gedo is also good for the neighboring regions in Kenya and Ethiopia.
During the 2009 phase of the civil war, al-Shabaab militants captured the city, but were pushed out in 2011 by government forces commanded by Nur Matan Abdi.[5]
^Jones, Seth (2016). Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Somalia Assessing the Campaign Against Al Shabaab. RAND corporation. p. 44. ISBN9780833094841.
^Lee V. Cassanelli, The shaping of Somali society: reconstructing the history of a pastoral people, 1600-1900, (University of Pennsylvania Press: 1982), p.102.
^Cassanelli, Lee Vincent (1973). The Benaadir Past: Essays in Southern Somali History. University Microfilms International. p. 149.
^"Horn of Africa, Monthly Review, January - February 2001" 2010-12-18 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 24 February 2009)
^Wadaag, La (2011-05-03). "At Least 26 Killed in Garbaharey, Somalia Clashes". Voice of America (in Somali). Retrieved 2023-05-19.
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garbahare, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2017, learn, whe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Garbahare news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Garbahare also Garbaharey Somali Garbaharey Maay Garbiharey Arabic جربهاري is the capital of Gedo an administrative region in southern Somalia It is the third largest and most populous city in the Gedo region after Bardera and Luuq 1 Garbaharey GarbihareyCityNickname GarboMotto Gacmo wadajir bay wax ku gooyaan GarbahareyLocation within SomaliaShow map of SomaliaGarbahareyLocation within the Horn of AfricaShow map of Horn of AfricaGarbahareyLocation within AfricaShow map of AfricaCoordinates 3 21 N 42 16 E 3 350 N 42 267 E 3 350 42 267Country SomaliaState JubalandRegionGedoGovernmentPopulation 2015 Total286 324Time zoneUTC 3 East Africa Time Area code 252 Contents 1 History 2 Insecurity of the 1990s 3 See also 4 NotesHistory editDuring the Middle Ages Garbahare and its surrounding area were part of the Ajuran Empire that governed much of southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia with its domain extending from Hobyo in the north to Qelafo in the west to Kismayo in the south 2 In the early modern period the Garbahare area was ruled by the Geledi Sultanate The kingdom was eventually incorporated into the Italian Somaliland protectorate in 1910 after the death of its last Sultan Osman Ahmed in 1910 3 After independence in 1960 the city became the capital of Gedo region Insecurity of the 1990s editDuring much of the 1990s the city of Garbahare was the seat of the Somali National Front militia in the early days of the civil war Facing pressure from the local population the militia left By early 2001 Garbahare came under the control of the Transitional National Government 4 All activities shifted to Luuq and Beled Haawo and Garbahare had a new role in the region Neighboring regions such as NFD welcomed the new leadership as a safer Gedo is also good for the neighboring regions in Kenya and Ethiopia During the 2009 phase of the civil war al Shabaab militants captured the city but were pushed out in 2011 by government forces commanded by Nur Matan Abdi 5 See also editAmiir Nuur SecondaryNotes edit Jones Seth 2016 Counterterrorism and Counterinsurgency in Somalia Assessing the Campaign Against Al Shabaab RAND corporation p 44 ISBN 9780833094841 Lee V Cassanelli The shaping of Somali society reconstructing the history of a pastoral people 1600 1900 University of Pennsylvania Press 1982 p 102 Cassanelli Lee Vincent 1973 The Benaadir Past Essays in Southern Somali History University Microfilms International p 149 Horn of Africa Monthly Review January February 2001 Archived 2010 12 18 at the Wayback Machine accessed 24 February 2009 Wadaag La 2011 05 03 At Least 26 Killed in Garbaharey Somalia Clashes Voice of America in Somali Retrieved 2023 05 19 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garbaharey 3 21 N 42 16 E 3 350 N 42 267 E 3 350 42 267 nbsp This Somalia location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Garbahare amp oldid 1221352481, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
