Dharkayn Geenyo (Dharkayngeenyo, Darkeyn Genyo) is a town in the southern Sool region of Somalia.[2]

Dharkayn Geenyo
عدي عديي
Town
Dharkayn Geenyo is located in Somalia
Dharkayn Geenyo
Dharkayn Geenyo
Location in Somalia
Coordinates: 8°00′20″N 46°59′38″E / 8.0055°N 46.9939°E / 8.0055; 46.9939
Country Somalia
Regional State Khatumo
DistrictLas Anod
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total4,000
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Overview edit

It is located on the [Khaatuma State]-Ethiopia border. Dharkayn Geenyo is a historical town, it was an important border post during the Siad Barre government period with one of the biggest Somali military bases,. The town was the centre of clan skirmishes in 2016 and 2017. [3][4]

Presently, the SSC-Khaatumo administration holds control over Darkayn Geenyo and was recently visited by a delegation led by President Abdikhadir Ahmed Aw-Ali on December 16th, 2023.[5]

Mayor edit

  • Siciid Warsame Cabdi[6]

History edit

In the 1920's this area was named Dharkayn.[7]

In a book published in England in 1951, Dharkayn Geenyo is listed under the name Darkein Genyo.[8]

In January 1982, an officer relative of President Barre was murdered in Dharkayn Geenyo.[9]

In July 1999, Garad Ali Burale Xasan Gaba'aweyte was installed as the new Garad (chief) of the Qayaad clan[10] in Dharkayn Geenyo.[11]

In October 2010, Qayaad chief Garad Ali Burale held a clan meeting in Dharkayn Geenyo to discuss the relationship with Somaliland and other issues.[10]

In 2014, the clan conflict was rekindled in Dharkayn Geenyo, when the Khatumo State's military killed a militia member of the Qayaad clan. The conflict is said to have been agitated by the diaspora, which provided supplies and other support.[12] It is also said that the intervention of the Puntland government, which tried to use the incident for political purposes, made the situation worse.[13] In August 2015, a preliminary agreement was reached in settlement talks between the clans.[14]

In April 2016, a clan struggle erupted again in Dharkayn Geenyo, killing 10 people. The Sool state government, at the behest of the Somaliland government, intervened in this struggle. The cause was an incident six months earlier in which 15 people were seriously injured when a settlement fell apart.[15] In June, another clan war broke out, killing more than 20 people. The Somaliland government dispatched troops.[16] Because of this incident, most of the inhabitants of Dharkayn Geenyo were evacuated to Las Anod.[17] In July, the death toll stood at 52, and the Somaliland president called representatives of the Dharkayn Geenyo and Dhumay clans to the presidential palace to review the situation.[18]

In November 2016, one person was injured in a dispute between the two clans in neighboring Las Anod, but the town of Dharkayn Geenyo remained peaceful.[17]

In April 2017, a delegation from the Somaliland government visited Dharkayn Geenyo and met with Qayaad chief Gaaad Ali Burale and others.[19]

In February 2018, Qayaad chief Garad Ali Burale died in Las Anod.[11]

In March 2020, Garad Mukhtar Garad Ali Burale inaugurated the new Garad of the Qayaad clan in Dharkayn Geenyo.[7] In conjunction with this, Somaliland's Minister of Information and Culture visited Dharkayn Geenyo for the groundbreaking ceremony of a $500,000 well.[20] Also, one of the Dhulbahante clan elders garad mukhtaar garad Ali garad Buraale stated at this inauguration ceremony that Dharkayn Geenyo is not part of SSC Khaatumo STATE .Also present at the inauguration were elders from the Puntland-dominated region.[21]

In November 2020, a mine exploded in a village near Dharkayn Geenyo, killing three pastoralists.[6] They are mines from the former Somalia- SSC khaatumo war and are sometimes exposed during the rainy season.[22]

References edit

  1. ^ Care Somaliland (October 2019). "CARE INTERNATIONAL – SOMALIA NUTRITION SMART SURVEY FINAL REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  2. ^ yellpo.com. "Dharkayn Geenyo". Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. ^ "Somaliland oo ka hadashay dagaalka Dharkayn Geenyo". Garowe Online. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Dad Ku Dhaawacmay Dagaalkii Deegaanka Dharkayn Geenyo Ku Dhex Maray Labada Belood Ee Walaaalaha Ah Oo Dhaawacooda Hada La Keenay Cusbitaalka Magaalada Hargeysa". Ramas News. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Weftiga Hoggaamiyaha Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo ayaa caawo soo gaadhay Degmada Kalabaydh ee G/Soo".
  6. ^ a b "Xoolo dhaqato ku geeriyooday Miino kula Qaraxday degaanka Dharkeyn-geenyo ee gobalka Sool". daljir.com. 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  7. ^ a b "Dharkayn-geenyo oo caleemo saarka Garaad Mukhtaar iyo Muuqaalka guud ee goobta". hiiraan.com. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  8. ^ John Anthony Hunt (1951). "A general survey of the Somaliland protectorate 1944-1950". Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  9. ^ "39 GUURADA DILKII KORNEYL CABDILLAAHI XAAJI SACIID 27 JANUARY 1982: DHINBIISHII HURISAY HALGANKII HUBEYSNAA EE SNM". berberatoday.com. 2021-01-26. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  10. ^ a b "Garaad Cali Buraale oo Ceegaag.com uga Waramaya Shirka ka socda Magaalada Dharkangeeyo iyo Waxyaabaha looga hadlayo". allceegaag.com. 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  11. ^ a b "Alle ha naxariistee Garaad Cali Buraale oo ku geeriyoodey magaalada Laascaanood". hiiraan.com. 2018-02-03. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  12. ^ "Colaada Koonfurta Gobolka Sool: Gumaad iyo Barakac Lagu Guuldaraystay Xalkeeda". hiiraan.com. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  13. ^ Markus Virgil Hoehne (2015-06-09). Between Somaliland and Puntland. Rift Valley Institute. p. 64. ISBN 9781907431135.
  14. ^ "Buuhoodle: Shaqaaqadii Dharkayn geenyo oo La xaliyey". barkulannews.com. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  15. ^ "Somaliland: Darkein-genyo Clan Fight Kills Ten". somalilandsun.com. 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  16. ^ "Somaliland oo ka hadashay dagaalka Dharkayn Geenyo". Garowe Online. 5 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Colaad Laga Cabsi Qabo Inay Mar Kale Ka Dhacdo Deegaanka Dharkayn Geenyo Ee Gobolka Sool". maantasomaliland.com. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  18. ^ "Silaanyo iyo Saylici oo warbixin ka dhegaystay Guddi isku dhaf ah oo dawladda iyo madaxda dhaqanka ah". berberanews.net. 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  19. ^ "Wasiirka Madaxtooyaddu wuxu ka warbixiyey kulan ay la yeesheen wefti uu hoggaaminayey Guddida Nabadgalyada Gobolka Sool". bandhige.com. 2017-04-17. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  20. ^ "Somaliland: Information minister lays the foundation stone of well in Dharkayn Geenyo". somalilandstandard.com. 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  21. ^ "WASIIRO IYO XILDHIBAANO KATIRSAN GOLAYAASHA QARANKA SOMALILAND OO KA QEYB GALAY CALEEMA SAARKA GARAAD MUKHTAAR GARAAD CALI BURAALE". berberatoday.com. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  22. ^ "Qarax xoogan oo ka dhacay gobolka Sool & tirada khasaaraha oo korortay". puntlandtimes.ca. 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2022-03-11.

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