| Official Name: | Arabi |
| Native Name: | Araabi |
| Settlement Type: | City |
| Pushpin Map: | Ethiopia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Ethiopia |
| Coordinates: | 9.9336°N 42.7175°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Ethiopia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name1: | Somali Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dembel, Sitti Zone |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Timezone: | EAT |
| Utc Offset: | +3 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | BSh |
Arabi (Somali: Araabi), is a town located in the Dembel district of the Sitti Zone, in the Somali region of Ethiopia. It is located in the famous Harrawa Valley in the Gadabuursi country.[1]
Arabi, Ethiopia is an old settlement and is the final resting place of Ugaas Cabdi Ugaas Cali (died: 1664), Ugaas and leader of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[2] Arabi is located in the famous Harrawa Valley in the Gadabuursi country.[3]
The Ethiopian Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs and the UNHCR together opened a refugee camp in Arabi in the late 1980s and early 1990s to serve refugees of Gadabuursi origin.[4] [5]
The town and region is primarily inhabited by the Bahabar cabdale subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[6] [7]