Murcanyo

Murcanyo
Murcanyo
مورايو
Town
View of Murcanyo town at the foot of the Jebel Murcanyo mountains
Nickname(s): Bander Murcaayo
Murcanyo
Location in Somalia.
Coordinates: 11°41′00″N 50°27′00″E / 11.68333°N 50.45000°E / 11.68333; 50.45000Coordinates: 11°41′00″N 50°27′00″E / 11.68333°N 50.45000°E / 11.68333; 50.45000
Country

 Somalia

Region Bari
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)

Murcanyo (Somali: Muranyo, Arabic: مورايو‎), also known as Bander Murcaayo (alternatively Bandar Murcaayo or Bunder Marayah), is a coastal town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. It is situated in the autonomous Puntland region.

Location

Murcanyo is located at 11°41′34.98″N 50°27′25.34″E / 11.6930500°N 50.4570389°E / 11.6930500; 50.4570389, in the Gulf of Aden. It lies 7 nautical miles (8 miles) southwest of Habo, 18 nautical miles (21 miles) southwest of Ras Filuk, and 38 nautical miles (44 miles) east of Qandala.

Geography

The town is situated along the beach of a long bay that borders the Gulf of Aden.

Murcanyo lies at the foot of the Jebel Murcanyo mountains (Jebel meaning mountain in Arabic), also known as Jebel Marayah. This mountain range stretches across the Bari region to the Indian Ocean coastline at Bargal. The range consists of cream-coloured limestone, as well as sandstone, shale and quartz.[1]

History

Murcanyo was historically an important port town along the northeastern Somalia littoral. It served as a stronghold of Bedouins from the Majeerteen clan. Through trading dhows, the town was connected to a merchant network that included regional ports like Mukalla, Jeddah and Mumbai. Local inhabitants produced and exported frankincense, indigo and mats, and imported items such as dates, a special cloth, rice and metals.[1]

In 1872, Murcanyo's resident population was estimated at 600-700 inhabitants. The town was at the time ruled by the Majeerteen Sultanate, which maintained a fort in the area. It also had four mosques.[1]

The first resident is the Nun Osman hamud is the wadalmoge-(majeerteen) subclan.

Administration

On April 8, 2013, the Puntland government announced the creation of a new region coextensive with Murcanyo and Cape Guardafui, named Gardafuul. Carved out of the Bari region, it consists of 4 districts.the government annonced (Abdi risak jama dhisi) first mayor of the murcanyo distinct.also created the council of the distinct. There are 9 villages under the murcanyo distinct those are: Garsa,Qajawe,Dhurbo,Galgala-madow Huurshe,Sidibta,Xanamhel,Hoodaa, Dibir.

Education

According to the Puntland Ministry of Education, there is 2 primary school they are dayaha primary and murcayo primary

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Miles, S.B. (1872). On the Neighbourhood of Bunder Marayah - The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Volume 42. Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). pp. 61–68. Retrieved 18 November 2014.

References

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