Yubbe | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Residential area in Yubbe. | |
| Nickname: Land of the Grandfathers (أرض الأجــداد) | |
  Yubbe Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 10°44′51″N 47°55′09″E / 10.74750°N 47.91917°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Sanaag |
| District | Erigavo |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Yubbe (also known as Yobe, Yube, Yubeh and Yubbe Tug[1]) is a town in the northern Sanaag region of Somalila. It's located 50 KM away from the regional capital Erigavo.[2]
Archaeology
editA desert town mostly inhabited by nomads, Yubbe is home to numerous old archaeological structures. While visiting the locality in the 19th century, the British explorer John Hanning Speke described having seen various tumuli. Of these, he reported that one contained "a hollow compartment propped up by beams of timber, at the bottom of which, buried in the ground, were several earthenware pots, some leaden coins, a ring of gold such as the Indian Mussulman women wear in their noses, and various other miscellaneous property."[1]
Demographics
editThere is no census population in this town, however it is inhabited by Somali group, Nooh Omar sub-division of Warsangali clan sub-division of Darod.
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b John Hanning Speke, What led to the discovery of the source of the Nile, (Blackwood: 1864), p.68.
- ^ http://www.maplandia.com/somalia/sanaag/ceerigaabo-erigavo/yube/
References
edit[[Category:Populated places in Sanaag]] [[Category:Cities in Somalia]] [[Category:Archaeological sites in Somalia]]