Gogti Explained

Official Name:Gogti
Other Name:Gocti
Settlement Type:Town
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates:10.0764°N 42.8592°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Somali Region
Subdivision Name2:Awbare, Fafan Zone
Unit Pref:Metric
Timezone:EAT
Utc Offset:+3
Blank Name:Climate
Blank Info:BSh

Gogti (also spelled: Gocti), is a town located in the Fafan Zone in the Somali region of Ethiopia. It lies near the border with the Sitti Zone.

Demographics

The town and the surrounding region is primarily inhabited by the Reer Dudub of the Jibriil Yoonis subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.[1] [2]

Adele Galipo (2018) states that Gogti was built around an already existing water source belonging to the shepherds of the Reer Dudub subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan:

"Gogti, located at the Somali-Ethiopian border and founded in 1928 by two brokers of the Reer Dudub lineage working for a merchant of the same lineage located in Zeyla. The village was built around a water source for the shepherds of the Reer Dudub."[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Voice and Power. Hayward. R. J.. Lewis. I. M.. 2005-08-17. Routledge. 9781135751753. 136. en.
  2. http://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.
  3. Book: Return Migration and Nation Building in Africa: Reframing the Somali Diaspora. 2018. 9780429957130. dmy-all. Gogti, located at the Somali-Ethiopian border and founded in 1928 by two brokers of the Reer Dudub lineage working for a merchant of the same lineage located in Zeyla. The village was built around a water source for the shepherds of the Reer Dudub.. Galipo. Adele.