El-Sheikh
El-Sheikh
Buurta Almis, جبل ألمس | |
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Town | |
   A beach in El-Sheikh | |
  El-Sheikh Location in Somaliland .svg) El-Sheikh El-Sheikh (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 10°26′22″N 44°15′38″E / 10.43944°N 44.26056°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sahil |
| District | Berbera |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
El-Sheikh (Somali: Ceel-Sheekh) is a coastal settlement in the western edge of the Sahil region of Somaliland.[1][2][3][4]
History
El-Sheikh was also known historically as Buurta Almis or جبل ألمس Jebel Amis after the nearby Mount Almis just south of the settlement. It was a well known landmark to navigators and legendary Arab explorer Ahmad ibn Mājid wrote of El-Sheikh and a few other notable landmarks and ports of the northern Somali coast, including Berbera, Siyara, the Sa'ad ad-Din islands aka the Zeila Archipelago near Zeila, Alula, Maydh, Ruguda, Heis and El-Darad.[5] Richard Burton visited the settlement and noted the mountain in his map.[6]
Demographics
The Jibril Abokor and Makahiil sub divisions of the Sa'ad Musa subclan of the Habar Awal Isaaq dominate Ceel-Sheekh and its environs.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs".
- ^ Ceel Sheekh - coordinates
- ^ Njeri, Sarah (2016). "A minefield of possibilities : the viability of liberal peace in Somaliland, with particular reference to mine action". S2CID 132393831.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Ceel Sheekh: Magaalo Soomaaliyeed oo ay quruxdeeda dayacan tahay". BBC News Somali (in Somali). Retrieved 2020-09-11.
- ^ "Ibn Majid". Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. 2005. ISBN 978-1-135-45932-1.
- ^ Richard Burton, First Footsteps in East Africa, Preface
- ^ Sommerlatte, Malte (2000). Ecological Assessment of the Coastal Plains of North Western Somalia (Somaliland). IUCN Eastern Africa Regional Office. p. 4.
The Makahiil subclan of the Sa'ad Musa are the more coastal sub-clan , and they live in the immediate environs of Berbera and extend southwards to Hargeisa. West of them but in proximity are the Jibril Abokor subclan of the Sa'ad Musa, who extend from a narrow strip on the coast near Bullaxaar and El Sheikh towards the towns of Gebile and Hargeisa which they dominate, and across into their grazing lands in the rich plateau area of the 'Haud' in Ethiopia.