Ruguda
Ruguda
Ruguuda | |
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  Ruguda Location in Somaliland .svg) Ruguda Ruguda (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 10°51′0″N 46°50′54″E / 10.85000°N 46.84833°E | |
| Country |  Somaliland |
| Region | Sanaag |
| District | El Afweyn District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Ruguda, also known as Rakudah (Somali: Ruguuda) is a historic coastal port town located in the Sanaag region of Somaliland, near Heis.[1][2]
Overview
[edit]Ruguda is a coastal town approximately 38 km away from the larger Heis town nearby.[3] Other nearby cities and towns include Erigavo (134 km),[4] Burao (389 km),[5] and Xagal (108 km).[6]
History
[edit]Ruguda was a well known landmark to navigators and legendary Arab explorer Ahmad ibn Mājid wrote of Ruguda and a few other notable landmarks and ports of the northern Somali coast, including Berbera, the Sa'ad ad-Din islands aka the Zeila Archipelago near Zeila, Siyara, Maydh, Alula, El-Sheikh, Heis and El-Darad.[7]
John Hanning Speke, an English explorer who made an exploratory expedition to the area in an attempt to reach the Nugaal Valley, described the port town:[8]
On the 21st October, 1854, Lieutenant Speke, from the effects of a stiff easterly wind and a heavy sea, made by mistake the harbour of Rakudah. This place has been occupied by the Rer Dud, descendants of Sambur, son of Ishak. It is said to consist of a small fort, and two or three huts of matting, lately re-erected. About two years ago the settlement was laid waste by the rightful owners of the soil, the Musa Abokr, a sub-family of the Habr Tal Jailah.
— Sir Richard Francis Burton, First Footsteps in East Africa, Or, An Exploration of Harar
Demographics
[edit]Ruguda is populated by the Sanbuur sub-division of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq.[9][10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Ruguda, Sanaag, Somalia". so.geoview.info.
- ↑ Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1856). First Footsteps in East Africa: Or, An Explanation of Harar. Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans.
- ↑ "Distance between Raguuda, Sanaag Somalia SO and Xiis, Sanaag Somalia SO (Sanaag,Somalia)". distancecalculator.globefeed.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "Distance Raguuda, Sanaag > Erigavo, Sanaag - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "Distance Raguuda, Sanaag > Burao, Togdheer - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "Distance Raguuda, Sanaag > Xagal, Berbera, Woqooyi-Galbeed, SOM - Air line, driving route, midpoint". www.distance.to. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "Ibn Majid". Medieval Science, Technology, and Medicine: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. 2005. ISBN 978-1-135-45932-1.
- ↑ Burton, Richard F. (2019-09-25). First Footsteps in East Africa; or, an Exploration of Harar. BoD – Books on Demand. ISBN 978-3-7340-8950-3.
- ↑ "SHIRKII BEESHA IBRAAHIN SHEEKH ISAXAAQ (SANBUUR) OO LA SOO GUNAANADAY IYO WIXII KA SOO BAXAYE SAWIRO". barkulannews.com. August 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Ceerigaabo:-Beesha Sanbuur Sheikh Isxaaq Qaybta Degta G/Sanaag Oo Caleemo Saaray Suldaan Faah Faahinta Warbixintan Hoos Ka Eeg | Waxsansheeg News". waxsansheeg.com. Retrieved 2021-01-29.
- ↑ Hunt, John Anthony (1951). A General Survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950: Final Report on "An Economic Survey and Reconnaissance of the British Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950," Colonial Development and Welfare Scheme D. 484. To be purchased from the Chief Secretary.
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