Hahi
Xaaxi حاحي | |
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Town | |
Hahi Location in Somaliland Show map of TogdheerHahi Hahi (Somaliland) Show map of Somaliland | |
| Coordinates: 09°21′7″N 44°57′51″E / 9.35194°N 44.96417°E / 9.35194; 44.96417 | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Togdheer |
| District | Oodweyne District |
| Elevation | 1,008 m (3,307 ft) |
| Population (2006)1 | |
• Total | 2,971 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BWh |
Hahi (Somali: Xaaxi, Arabic: حاحي), is a town in Oodweyne District located in western Togdheer, Somaliland.
History
Hahi started as a permanent well for pastoralists and became a settlement. In the 19th century, members of the Sufi order Dandarawiyah would establish a tariqa and jama'a (congregation) at the town. The order was founded by Sayid Mohamed al Dandarawi who was a student of Ibrahim al Rashid and their teachings spread from Arabia to Sudan before eventually reaching Somaliland via the Somali Sheikh Sayid Aadan Ahmed.23 It spread to Sheikh, remaining much smaller than the established Qadiriyya or Salihiyya orders. Nur Ahmed studied in the tariqa of Hahi before a succession crisis caused him to leave; he later took the title of Habr Yunis and Reer cali part of arab sub-clan Sultan.4
Demographics
In June 2006 Hahi had an estimated population of 2,971.5 Hahi is inhabited by Reer Elmi (also known as Reer Cilmi), a subdivision of the Habaryoonis clan, which belongs to the Garxajis sub-clan of the larger Isaaq clan family.
References
References
- "Nutrition assessment - Hawd of Togdheer" (PDF). June 2006. pp. 35–37.
- Abdurahman M. Abdullahi (Baadiyow) (2015). THE ISLAMIC MOVEMENT IN SOMALIA. Adonis & Abbey. pp. 65–74. ISBN 9781912234035.
- "Shaykh Sayyid Ibrahim Al-Rashid, www.ahmadiah-idrisiah.com, at-Tariqah al-Ahmadiah al-Idrisiah ar-Rasyidiah ad-Dandarawiah (Singapore)". www.ahmadiah-idrisiah.com. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- British Somaliland by Drake Brockman, pages 79–82, 1912.
- "Nutrition assessment - Hawd of Togdheer" (PDF). June 2006. pp. 35–37.