Awbere is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Ethiopia, also known as Teferi Ber which in Amharic denotes the name of Ras Tafari Makonnen's (Ge'ez ልጅ፡ ተፈሪ፡ መኮንን) Gate of Fear, the only threat for the Abyssinian Christian Empire during the peak of power for the Muslim State of Adal. Awbere was one of the biggest cities of the former Adal Empire. It is the final resting place of Sheikh Awbare whose tomb is located west of the town. It was also the first town that was settled by Shiekh Abadir Omar Al-Rida ibn Muhammad ibn Shamsadin Al-Bakri Al-Siddiqi who is the common ancestor of all Siddiqi families of The Horn of Africa. The tradition of the Siddiqis tells that it was this Shiekh who came from Yemen and settled at the town of Awbere, on the border of Ethiopia and Somalia, and gave birth to his six sons whom the Siddiqis count as their fathers.
One of the geographic areas where Siddiqis are commonly found is Horn of Africa in the Countries of Ethiopia , Somalia and Djibouti. However, In this countries they are not called Siddiqi rather they are known by other local names. Siddiqis in East Ethiopia are usually called Qallu . Some of them speak Arabic still now. But most of them speak the local Oromo, Harari or Somali languages. The tradition here is that the Siddiqis made themselves part of the indigenous African ethnic group accepting the name given to them, but maintaining their own identity. So, in Ethiopia, they are Usually known as Qallu . And in Somalia, they are commonly known as Sheikhal or Aw-Qutub.
Awbere is situated over a 1000m above sea level, the old town contained over 200 houses, each built with stone walls and mason ranging from single room to multi-roomed courtyard houses. Niches were cut in the walls for storage, and they were roofed with brushwood laid over wooden rafters. The Mosques were built much more ambitiously.
Qalinjabinta Ardayda Awbare
Source: http://www.shaikhsiddiqui.com/
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