Aw Bube

Aw Bube
أوبوبى
Town
Aw Bube
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 10°4′0″N 42°58′30″E / 10.06667°N 42.97500°E / 10.06667; 42.97500Coordinates: 10°4′0″N 42°58′30″E / 10.06667°N 42.97500°E / 10.06667; 42.97500
Country  Ethiopia
Region Somali Region
District Awbere (woreda), Faafan Zone
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Climate BSh

Aw Bube (Somali: Awbuube, English: Aububah, Arabic: أوبوبى‎), also known as Alaua or Halaua, is an ancient and ruined town located in the western Faafan Zone in the Somali region of Ethiopia.

History

Aw Bube is an ancient town in the Awbere district.[1] It was a center of activity during the Golden Age of the Adal Sultanate.[2][3] Called after its patron Saint and Hero Aw Bube who was mentioned by name in Futuh al Habasha whose son valiantly fought against the Abyssinians.[4] A huge conical elaborately shaped tomb has been built on top of the grave of the Patron Saint.[5]

Demographics

The region around the ancient town is primarily inhabited by the Reer Dudub of the Jibriil Yoonis subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Saints and Somalis: Popular Islam in a Clan-based Society.
  2. ↑ Saints and Somalis: Popular Islam in a Clan-based Society
  3. ↑ , The archaeology of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa (accessed 20 December 2010)
  4. ↑ ʻArabfaqīh, Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Qādir (2003-01-01). The conquest of Abyssinia: 16th century. Hollywood: Tsehai Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 0-9723172-6-0.
  5. ↑ The Ruined Towns of Somaliland.
  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.
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