Jarahorato (also: Dzharakhorato, Jaaraahorato, Jaarrahorrato)[1] is a village in the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland.
Jarahorato | |
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Town | |
  Jarahorato .svg) Jarahorato | |
| Coordinates: 9°50′38″N 43°19′49″E / 9.84389°N 43.33028°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Awdal |
| District | Borama |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BSh |
History edit
According to local folklore, it is named after a legendary King and Queen who ruled this land before the Somali conquest of this region. The King was known as Jara and his wife was known as Horato.
Demographics edit
The town is exclusively inhabited by the Mohamuud Nuur, one of the two sub divisions of Reer Nuur, a subclan of the Gadabuursi.[2][3]
I.M. Lewis (1982) states that the Reer Mohamuud Nuur began cultivating in Jarahorato as early as 1911:
"The Gadabuursi Reer Mahammad Nuur, for example, are said to have begun cultivating in 1911 at Jara Horoto to the east of the present town of Borama."[4]
See also edit
References edit
Notes edit
- ^ See "Geonames.org" for this variety of spellings.
- ^ Mukhtar, Mohamed Haji (25 February 2003). Historical Dictionary of Somalia. Scarecrow Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780810866041.
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1 January 1999). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. pp. 110. Gadabuursi in the region of Jaarahorato. ISBN 9780852552803.
- ^ Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (17 August 2005). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753.
The Gadabuursi Reer Mahammad Nuur, for example, are said to have begun cultivating in 1911 at Jara Horoto to the east of the present town of Borama.
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