Hobyow
Sign in to saveHobyo (; ) is an ancient port city in Galmudug state in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Hobyo
- Region
- Mudug مدج
- Country
- Soomaaliya الصومال
- Population
- 12,564
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Hobyo
- Settlement.native_name
- هوبيو
- Settlement.settlement_type
- city
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Somalia
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Somalia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Regional State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Mudug
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Official name
- Hobyo
- Country
- Somalia
- Located in
- Galmudug
- Population
- +12564
- Elevation
- +0
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Ajuuran Empire and Hiraab Imamate period
- Sultanate of Hobyo
- Climate
- Demographics
- Transportation
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Hobyo (; ) is an ancient port city in Galmudug state in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
Hobyo was founded as a coastal outpost by the Ajuran Empire during the 13th century. In the late 17th century the Hiraab successfully revolted against the Ajuran Sultanate who had been ruling Hobyo since the 13th century and established an independent Hiraab Imamate. According to Bernhard Helander of Uppsala University, "the Imam of Hawiye is a hereditary position that traditionally is held by a person of the first-born branch."