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'''Wanlaweyn''' ([[Maay Maay|Maay]]: ''Wanliwiing'') [[Italian language|Italian]]: (''Uanle Uen'') also known as (''Dafet''), is a town in the northern [[Lower Shebelle]] region of [[Somalia]]. Situated around 90 km (50 miles) northwest of the capital [[Mogadishu]], it is the center of the [[Wanlaweyn District]]. |
'''Wanlaweyn''' ([[Maay Maay|Maay]]: ''Wanliwiing'') [[Italian language|Italian]]: ('''''Uanle''' '''Uen''''') also known as ('''''Dafet'''''), is a town in the northern [[Lower Shebelle]] region of [[Somalia]]. Situated around 90 km (50 miles) northwest of the capital [[Mogadishu]], it is the center of the [[Wanlaweyn District]]. |
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The Gaalje'el Tribe, which are divided into six large Qabiles, '''Bersane''', '''Aden-Yeber''', '''Alofe''', '''Aptisame''', 5='''Haber Galje'el''' and '''Bees''', occupy a vast territory which from the wells north of Wanlaweyn "Dafet" goes up to the villages of Macarne, with a depth from the Shabelle between 150 and 200 kilometers <ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=po4MSDrHoCsC&pg=PA14&dq=galgial+dafet&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiulbbP9-CCAxVokO4BHZNSChsQ6wF6BAgMEAU#v=onepage&q=galgial%20dafet&f=false</ref> |
The Gaalje'el Tribe, which are divided into six large Qabiles, '''Bersane''', '''Aden-Yeber''', '''Alofe''', '''Aptisame''', 5='''Haber Galje'el''' and '''Bees''', occupy a vast territory which from the wells north of Wanlaweyn "Dafet" goes up to the villages of Macarne, with a depth from the Shabelle between 150 and 200 kilometers <ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=po4MSDrHoCsC&pg=PA14&dq=galgial+dafet&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiulbbP9-CCAxVokO4BHZNSChsQ6wF6BAgMEAU#v=onepage&q=galgial%20dafet&f=false</ref> |
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In Wanlaweyn, there were many wars between the Garre and Galjecel clans that existed centuries before the colonial period, and these wars have finally been resolved now. <ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=W6KCAAAAIAAJ&q=Uanle+Uen+galgial&dq=Uanle+Uen+galgial&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_ov6iiOGCAxWgGTQIHUp7D3kQ6wF6BAgJEAU#Uanle%20Uen%20galgial</ref> |
In Wanlaweyn, there were many wars between the Garre and Galjecel clans that existed centuries before the colonial period, and these wars have finally been resolved now. <ref>https://books.google.ca/books?id=W6KCAAAAIAAJ&q=Uanle+Uen+galgial&dq=Uanle+Uen+galgial&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_ov6iiOGCAxWgGTQIHUp7D3kQ6wF6BAgJEAU#Uanle%20Uen%20galgial</ref> |
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Wanlaweyn
Wanliwiing Dafet | |
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Town | |
  Wanlaweyn Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 2°37′00″N 44°54′00″E / 2.61667°N 44.90000°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Lower Shebelle |
| District | Wanlaweyne |
| Population | |
• Total | 26,700 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Wanlaweyn (Maay: Wanliwiing) Italian: (Uanle Uen) also known as (Dafet), is a town in the northern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia. Situated around 90 km (50 miles) northwest of the capital Mogadishu, it is the center of the Wanlaweyn District. The Gaalje'el Tribe, which are divided into six large Qabiles, Bersane, Aden-Yeber, Alofe, Aptisame, 5=Haber Galje'el and Bees, occupy a vast territory which from the wells north of Wanlaweyn "Dafet" goes up to the villages of Macarne, with a depth from the Shabelle between 150 and 200 kilometers [1] In Wanlaweyn, there were many wars between the Garre and Galjecel clans that existed centuries before the colonial period, and these wars have finally been resolved now. [2]
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Demographics
Wanlaweyn has a population of around 26,700 inhabitants.[3] The broader Wanlaweyn District has a total population of 250,643 residents.[4] According to the history, Wanlaweyn or Dafeet is the territory of the Gaalje'el Tribes. There are also four other tribes living in the area, such as Erdo, Hifmaga, Gambulul, and Barbara [5] The book I am quoting says;Dafet and the territory of the Calgial which extends north of the first and extends towards Eat until it touches the territory of the Mobilen.
History
During the 1961 Somali constitutional referendum, in order to secure a substantial "Yes" vote for southerners, the small town reported 100,000 votes.[6] This was higher than total ballots cast in the North (British Somaliland), therefore Northerners became suspicious of the political nature of Southerners.[6] As a result, coining the new term "Wanlaweyn" for Southerners, which is still used today.[6][7]
Notes
- ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=po4MSDrHoCsC&pg=PA14&dq=galgial+dafet&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiulbbP9-CCAxVokO4BHZNSChsQ6wF6BAgMEAU#v=onepage&q=galgial%20dafet&f=false
- ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=W6KCAAAAIAAJ&q=Uanle+Uen+galgial&dq=Uanle+Uen+galgial&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj_ov6iiOGCAxWgGTQIHUp7D3kQ6wF6BAgJEAU#Uanle%20Uen%20galgial
- ^ "Somalia City & Town Population". Tageo. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Regions, districts, and their populations: Somalia 2005 (draft)" (PDF). UNDP. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ https://books.google.ca/books?id=po4MSDrHoCsC&pg=PA14&dq=galgial+dafet&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiulbbP9-CCAxVokO4BHZNSChsQ6wF6BAgMEAU#v=onepage&q=galgial%20dafet&f=false
- ^ a b c Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye (2001). Culture and Customs of Somalia. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-31333-2.
- ^ Adam, Hussein Mohamed (2008). From Tyranny to Anarchy: The Somali Experience. Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-1-56902-288-7.