Hobyo
هوبيو | |
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city | |
Coordinates: 5°21′05″N 48°31′32″E / 5.35139°N 48.52556°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Regional State | ![]() |
Region | Mudug |
District | Hobyo |
Government | |
• Type | District Council |
• Mayor (Gudoomiye) | Abdulahi Ali Fatax[1] |
Population | |
• Total | 11,800 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Hobyo (Arabic: هوبيو; Somali: 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.[2] 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.[3] 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."[4]
The Imam of Hiraab is a hereditary position that traditionally is held by a person of the first-born branch, the Mudulod.