Taleex and Jidbaale forts 1920

[Warsame101]

The first image was captured by the British Airforce during the actual bombardment of the fortress in 1920 (notice the smoke in the left corner of the image):


http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u111 ... leex-1.jpg

The second image is the fort in Jidbaale.


http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u111 ... aale-1.jpg

[Looyaan_Junior]

Wooooooooow...............

At last the clan historian has brought something all somalis can relate to.........

[CoolPoisons]

^^ Guhad why did U stop using Ur old name

Taleh looks nice

[Executive]

Taleex Fort today

[LaQaNyO]

Taleex wacaney

[Xamud.]

Dhulbahante bravery

[Voltage]

Nice, here is a pic I found on a poet website

[Grant]

Nice, here is a pic I found on a poet website

This is a photo of Silsilad, which is some distance from Taleex, proper. The construction across the wash from Taleex is Falaad, the Sayid's executive mansion, of which I have yet to see a picture. It includes living facilities, three granaries and three tombs.

Here is the most detailed description of the Dervish periiod I have come across:

http://www.somaliawatch.org/archivemar03/040629602.htm

"By the end of 1909 the Daraawiish had moved to Caday-Dheero then two years later they moved to Dameero and later to Taleex. At Taleex, the heart of the Nugaal valley, the Daraawiish reunited and started to build their most strategic garrisons. Taleex was a strategic place as it was the centre between Hawd (Haud), the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Majeerteen Sultanate, the Hobyo Sultanate and British Somaliland. It was abundant in water and pasture. There the Daraawiish built four garrisons:[lxxii] Silsilad could take two thousand fighters and five thousand animals, Falaad was the executive mansion for the Sayid and his advisers, Daawad was for guests and Eegi or Daar-Ilaalo was made as outpost for the xarun. Simultaneously the Daraawiish built seven other forts for the defence of Taleex.[lxxiii] These garrisons were situated at between 10 to 40 miles from Taleex and were named Daar-cad, Gacal-guule, Xalin, Dhumay, Geeda-mirale, Cawshaan and Nuguul. Outside Nugaal, the Daraawiish built 23 garrisons employed to guard the headquarters from British Somaliland, the Majeerteen and Hobyo sultanates, the Italians and Abyssinians.[lxxiv] They extended from Qardho to Jarriiban in the east, from Jiidali, Cirshiid and Shimbibiris in the north, from Kiridh and Qorraxay in the west (Western Somaliland) and from Beled‑weyne and Shilaabo in Italian Somaliland. "

[oldenglish]

Good job battling us in Badhan and running back like headless chickens

[CoolPoisons]

how did they build the walls. i can see huts inside the walls.

[siren]

Talex, my ayaayo's birth place...

[Babygirl-]

My awoowes birth place..

[siren]

Habo ma Jidbaale ama Taleex?

[Babygirl-]

Taleex dee lol Ayeeyos dad is Reer-Jidbale iyo Cerigabo but she was born in Wardheer..

Ok both towns Awooweyashay ba ku dhashay..

[siren]

Bless them both