Dharkayn Geenyo Explained

Official Name:Dharkayn Geenyo
Other Name:Arabic: عدي عديي
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Somalia
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Somalia
Coordinates:8.0055°N 46.9939°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Somalia
Subdivision Type1:Regional State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Las Anod
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2019
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3

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

Overview

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 16, 2023.[5]

Demographics

The town is primarily settled by the Dhulbahante clan, with the Qayad sub-clan being well represented. In 2020, the Garad of the Abdi Garad-Qayad clan, Garaad Mukhtaar Garaad Cali Buraale was crowned in the town by the Garaad of the Dhulbahante, Garad Jama Garad Ali.[6]

Mayor

History

In the 1920's this area was named Dharkayn.

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.[20] In conjunction with this, Somaliland's Minister of Information and Culture visited Dharkayn Geenyo for the groundbreaking ceremony of a $500,000 well.[21] 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.[22]

In November 2020, a mine exploded in a village near Dharkayn Geenyo, killing three pastoralists.[7] They are mines from the former Somalia- SSC khaatumo war and are sometimes exposed during the rainy season.[23]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Care Somaliland . October 2019 . CARE INTERNATIONAL – SOMALIA NUTRITION SMART SURVEY FINAL REPORT . 2021-07-24.
  2. Web site: yellpo.com . Dharkayn Geenyo . 2023-01-09.
  3. News: Somaliland oo ka hadashay dagaalka Dharkayn Geenyo. 20 November 2017. Garowe Online. 5 June 2016.
  4. News: Dad Ku Dhaawacmay Dagaalkii Deegaanka Dharkayn Geenyo Ku Dhex Maray Labada Belood Ee Walaaalaha Ah Oo Dhaawacooda Hada La Keenay Cusbitaalka Magaalada Hargeysa. 20 November 2017. Ramas News. 26 June 2016.
  5. Web site: Weftiga Hoggaamiyaha Maamulka SSC-Khaatumo ayaa caawo soo gaadhay Degmada Kalabaydh ee G/Soo. .
  6. Web site: Media Inc. . Halbeeg . Barnaamijka Caleema Saarka Garaad Mukhtaar Garaad Cali Buraale Dharkayn-geenyo ee G Sool . YouTube . 20 May 2024 . 17 March 2020.
  7. News: Xoolo dhaqato ku geeriyooday Miino kula Qaraxday degaanka Dharkeyn-geenyo ee gobalka Sool . daljir.com . 2020-11-14 . 2022-03-11 .
  8. Web site: John Anthony Hunt . 1951 . A general survey of the Somaliland protectorate 1944-1950 . 2021-09-25.
  9. News: 39 GUURADA DILKII KORNEYL CABDILLAAHI XAAJI SACIID 27 JANUARY 1982: DHINBIISHII HURISAY HALGANKII HUBEYSNAA EE SNM . berberatoday.com . 2021-01-26 . 2022-03-11 .
  10. News: Garaad Cali Buraale oo Ceegaag.com uga Waramaya Shirka ka socda Magaalada Dharkangeeyo iyo Waxyaabaha looga hadlayo . allceegaag.com . 2010-10-04 . 2021-08-14 .
  11. News: Alle ha naxariistee Garaad Cali Buraale oo ku geeriyoodey magaalada Laascaanood . hiiraan.com . 2018-02-03 . 2021-08-13 .
  12. News: Colaada Koonfurta Gobolka Sool: Gumaad iyo Barakac Lagu Guuldaraystay Xalkeeda . hiiraan.com . 2018-10-23 . 2021-08-14 .
  13. Book: Markus Virgil Hoehne. Between Somaliland and Puntland . Rift Valley Institute . 2015-06-09. 64. 9781907431135.
  14. News: Buuhoodle: Shaqaaqadii Dharkayn geenyo oo La xaliyey . barkulannews.com . 2015-08-06 . 2021-08-14 .
  15. News: Somaliland: Darkein-genyo Clan Fight Kills Ten . somalilandsun.com . 2016-04-06 . 2021-08-13 .
  16. News: Somaliland oo ka hadashay dagaalka Dharkayn Geenyo. 20 November 2017. Garowe Online. 5 June 2016. 2017-12-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033819/https://www.garoweonline.com/so/news/somaliland/somaliland-oo-ka-hadashay-dagaalka-dharkayn-geenyo.
  17. News: Colaad Laga Cabsi Qabo Inay Mar Kale Ka Dhacdo Deegaanka Dharkayn Geenyo Ee Gobolka Sool . maantasomaliland.com . 2016-11-18 . 2021-08-14 .
  18. News: Silaanyo iyo Saylici oo warbixin ka dhegaystay Guddi isku dhaf ah oo dawladda iyo madaxda dhaqanka ah . berberanews.net . 2016-07-09 . 2022-03-11 .
  19. News: Wasiirka Madaxtooyaddu wuxu ka warbixiyey kulan ay la yeesheen wefti uu hoggaaminayey Guddida Nabadgalyada Gobolka Sool . bandhige.com . 2017-04-17 . 2021-08-14 .
  20. News: Dharkayn-geenyo oo caleemo saarka Garaad Mukhtaar iyo Muuqaalka guud ee goobta . hiiraan.com . 2020-03-12 . 2021-08-13 .
  21. News: Somaliland: Information minister lays the foundation stone of well in Dharkayn Geenyo . somalilandstandard.com . 2020-03-14 . 2021-08-13 .
  22. News: WASIIRO IYO XILDHIBAANO KATIRSAN GOLAYAASHA QARANKA SOMALILAND OO KA QEYB GALAY CALEEMA SAARKA GARAAD MUKHTAAR GARAAD CALI BURAALE . berberatoday.com . 2020-03-12 . 2021-08-14 .
  23. News: Qarax xoogan oo ka dhacay gobolka Sool & tirada khasaaraha oo korortay. . puntlandtimes.ca . 2020-11-13 . 2022-03-11 .