File:Hobyo port town of Ajuran Empire and Hiraab Imamate.jpg
Original file (1,296 × 968 pixels, file size: 105 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Summary
[edit]DescriptionHobyo port town of Ajuran Empire and Hiraab Imamate.jpg |
English: Hobyo also called "Obbia" is an ancient harbor city in north east Mudug Galmudug State region of Somalia. Hobyo closely means “here water” the fresh water wells in and around the town and area of its surroundings. Hobyo's history began as a place for sailors and caravans to get fresh water and necessary supply and became a town of importance when the Muslim pilgrims departing for Mecca on their Hajj and the sea captains who would take them there began favoring the town as a point of departure because of its fresh water as well as other necessities for sea and land movements which later led to Hobyo becoming a commercial center.
Laterdays Hobyo becomes one of the main bases of Ajuuraan Sultanate empire. Hobyo was the commercial centre of the Ajuuraan Sultanate, based in Qalafo Ogaden. Commercial goods harvested along the Shabelle River were brought to Hobyo for trade. Once again Hobyo become a birth place of the Hiraab Imamate. The Hiraab imamate was a powerful alliance of closely related groups who shared a common lineage under the Gurgarte clan divisions. The alliance involved the army leaders and advisors of the Habar Gidir and Duduble, a Fiqhi/Qadi of Sheikhal,. Once established, the Imamate ruled the territories stretching from Kismanyo, Mogadishu to the port town of Hobyo. The commercial goods harvested along the Shabelle river were brought to Hobyo for trade. Also, the increasing importance and rapid settlement of more southernly cities such as Mogadishu The port town Hobyo served as strategic political and commercial centre both Ajuran Sultanate Empire and the Hiraab Imamate. Hobyo is famous nowadays with fishing, herds of camels, cattle, goats and sheep. Livestock, hides animal skin, and other foods. |
Date | |
Source | Own work |
Author | Kadirgalbarwaqo |
Licensing
[edit]- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
current | 04:09, 14 May 2015 | 1,296 × 968 (105 KB) | Kadirgalbarwaqo (talk | contribs) | User created page with UploadWizard |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
File usage on other wikis
The following other wikis use this file:
- Usage on en.wikipedia.org
- Usage on ha.wikipedia.org
Metadata
This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.
Orientation | Normal |
---|---|
Color space | sRGB |