History of Burco City

[SSSM]

it is strange how we all know so much about Hargiesa , and not so much about Burco the second biggest city in Somaliland. i just know that it is Burco Boodhweyn & it is inhibited by Hj & HY...

Does any one know the history of this city ? when it was established ? and who established the city?

any thing about Burco History will be useful.

[SSSM]

Reer Burco introduce me to your city, will you?

[Thuganomics]

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Abdulla Sacad are Rer Burco too

[Siciid85]

Togdheer.

The population of the region is mainly constituted by four clans: the population of the region
is predominantly Isaq Habaryounis in the west , Habarjeclo in the East , Issa Musa are in the
North and a mix of Habaryounis in South of Burao, an Arab sub clan are a minority in the
region, whereas the Dhulbahante of Darod are present in the Deep South east of the region(Buhoodle), the
Gabooya minority groups do not have their clan constituencies but live within other
clans territories

In the demographic structure, Habarjeclo and Habaryounis populations spread from the
vicinity of Burao and extend across the Ethiopian border. Dhulbahante are to be found in
Buhodle district and across the Ethiopian border. Issa Musa pastoralists are in constant drift
from their traditional homeland in the North southwards to the Hawd plateau.
The fact that these pastoral communities move freely across the Ethiopian border
demonstrates that they are ambivalent about their national identity; in most cases they feel
allegiance with the authorities on the Somali side rather than with Ethiopian authorities.
Two major clans (Habarjeclo and the Habaryounis) dominate the political scenery of the
region. Dhulbahante are not represented in the region’s power structure, because their
territory is not under actual control of the Somaliland government, but it is under dispute with
the Puntland authorities who also claim the area on clan-basis. Issa Musa are proportionately
represented in the region’s administrative apparatus and are more linked to the Sahel region.

[Siciid85]

Burco.

Colonialism and Independence (until 1969)
Burao is the regional capital of Togdheer region, named after the river Togdheer that bisects the town
The river is usually dry but is often flooded during the rainy season. The climate of Burao is warm and dry
throughout the year. The average daytime temperatures in the summer months from June to August is
around 35 °C (95 °F), while during the rest of the year the average is 27 °C (80 °F). The city’s limited rainfall
comes in September and May.

The origins of Burao are similar to those of Hargeisa. Due to the availability of water along the dry valley,
Burao became a small inland market centre that connected the port of Berbera with the hinterland and
provided trading facilities for the nomadic population in the region. After the murder of a colonial army
commander in 1910, the British razed the place to the ground and destroyed its emerging village structures.
However, Burao was quickly revived when the Colonial administration established a garrison headquarter in
the area to fight the Derwish rebellion in the Eastern part of the Protectorate (1910 - 1920).
The village became a district capital and a number of public buildings were established in the following
years. After Hargeisa was made the Protectorate’s capital in 1941, the administrative importance of Burao
declined and its urban infrastructure remained underdeveloped. Nevertheless, with the expansion of
livestock trade in the 1950s, the city began to grow again. Serving as the most important regional market
centre, where livestock from the Eastern and South-western hinterlands was assembled and traded for
export to Saudi Arabia, Burao grew considerably and replaced Berbera as the second largest city of the
British Protectorate

the real estate market, building residential stone houses and thus contributed to the development and
expansion of the city. Moreover, as the regional capital of Togdheer region, the newly created North-eastern
region that encompassed what is nowadays Togdheer, Sool and Sanaag, Burao again became an important
administrative centr

Due to its status as a regional capital, the clan composition of Burao was quite divers. Nevertheless, the
rival clans of the Habar Yonis and the Habar Jeclo always dominated its economy and politics. The Ise
Musa, a sub-clan of the Habar Awal, was seen as third in the clan hierarchy of the city, followed by the Harti
sub-clans (Dulbahante and Warsangeli). This clan diversity has a long history in Burao and as early as in
1910, elders from four different clans had funded a public building

In general, the city is characterized by
an East-West partition, with the Habar Yonis together with the Ise Musa settling in its Western part while the
Habar Jeclo along with the Gabooye living in its Eastern part.

[CaynabaX]

Burco has a estimated population of 450.000.

Burco city is divided in 8 major districts.

London District
Octoobar District
Hodan Qaylo District
Abu Dhabi Distrct
Tuurta Turwaa District
Qasabka Disitrct
Jarmalka District

The Ciise Muuse live with the H.Y in the west section of the city. Burco has a lot of potential runtii, but unfortunately even the H.J reer Burco community are investing more in Hargeysa than in Burco these days.

[LiQaaye_TDH]

it is strange how we all know so much about Hargiesa , and not so much about Burco the second biggest city in Somaliland. i just know that it is Burco Boodhweyn & it is inhibited by Hj & HY...

Does any one know the history of this city ? when it was established ? and who established the city?

any thing about Burco History will be useful.

I Guess Your Sacad Muse

[SSSM]

it is strange how we all know so much about Hargiesa , and not so much about Burco the second biggest city in Somaliland. i just know that it is Burco Boodhweyn & it is inhibited by Hj & HY...

Does any one know the history of this city ? when it was established ? and who established the city?

any thing about Burco History will be useful.

I Guess Your Sacad Muse

Good Guess kkkkk, u know i feel guilty not knowing anything about burco, so i decided to go deep in burco history. i was counting on you and siciid for a start to give me some deep info about the history of the city.

i guess the city was established somewhere in the begining of the 20th century, but i don't know exactly when & who started building the city. and what Burco means?

[SSSM]

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Abdulla Sacad are Rer Burco too

looool are you kidding man, if i ever go to burco i will be like a Canadian tourist to the local kkkk. may be there are some ciise muse & cabdiraxman sacad in the city but for sure there are no cabdallah sacad in burco... man there are no cdallah sacad in danta ciidagalaah & it is 5 km away and u r telling me we are in burco .

[Siciid85]

There is some Sacad Muse and Cisse Muse families in daanta galbeed (HY) , while the Gabooye and Hartis mainly live in the east side of the city (daanta HJ).

[SSSM]

Burco.

Colonialism and Independence (until 1969)
Burao is the regional capital of Togdheer region, named after the river Togdheer that bisects the town
The river is usually dry but is often flooded during the rainy season. The climate of Burao is warm and dry
throughout the year. The average daytime temperatures in the summer months from June to August is
around 35 °C (95 °F), while during the rest of the year the average is 27 °C (80 °F). The city’s limited rainfall
comes in September and May.

The origins of Burao are similar to those of Hargeisa. Due to the availability of water along the dry valley,
Burao became a small inland market centre that connected the port of Berbera with the hinterland and
provided trading facilities for the nomadic population in the region. After the murder of a colonial army
commander in 1910, the British razed the place to the ground and destroyed its emerging village structures.
However, Burao was quickly revived when the Colonial administration established a garrison headquarter in
the area to fight the Derwish rebellion in the Eastern part of the Protectorate (1910 - 1920).
The village became a district capital and a number of public buildings were established in the following
years. After Hargeisa was made the Protectorate’s capital in 1941, the administrative importance of Burao
declined and its urban infrastructure remained underdeveloped. Nevertheless, with the expansion of
livestock trade in the 1950s, the city began to grow again. Serving as the most important regional market
centre, where livestock from the Eastern and South-western hinterlands was assembled and traded for
export to Saudi Arabia, Burao grew considerably and replaced Berbera as the second largest city of the
British Protectorate

the real estate market, building residential stone houses and thus contributed to the development and
expansion of the city. Moreover, as the regional capital of Togdheer region, the newly created North-eastern
region that encompassed what is nowadays Togdheer, Sool and Sanaag, Burao again became an important
administrative centr

Due to its status as a regional capital, the clan composition of Burao was quite divers. Nevertheless, the
rival clans of the Habar Yonis and the Habar Jeclo always dominated its economy and politics. The Ise
Musa, a sub-clan of the Habar Awal, was seen as third in the clan hierarchy of the city, followed by the Harti
sub-clans (Dulbahante and Warsangeli). This clan diversity has a long history in Burao and as early as in
1910, elders from four different clans had funded a public building

In general, the city is characterized by
an East-West partition, with the Habar Yonis together with the Ise Musa settling in its Western part while the
Habar Jeclo along with the Gabooye living in its Eastern part.

Good Stuff

i knew i can count on you inaadeer, thanks for the info on Burco that is what i was looking for although the resources are few ... do you know what is the meaning of Burco?

also do u have any quotes from any british book or source about burco if it is available...

[Siciid85]

Burao means the Sandy place.As you already know most of it's surrounding countryside is brown and red sand. There is some historic sources about Burco, Sultan Cawad Diiriye making it his base, the Mad Mullah attacking it.The British also making it their base for military attacks against the Dervish and serving it as the regional capital for the diverse clans of Togdheer especially CM,HY and HJ plus some Dhullo refugees that fled to the area when the Mad Mullah ransacked Buhoodle. The killing of the colonial officer Adan Gibb by HY.

[kaliil]

[ Burco has a lot of potential runtii, but unfortunately even the H.J reer Burco community are investing more in Hargeysa than in Burco these days.

Caynaba mar aan Burco booqday oo dadka magaalada wax ka weydiiyay dadku way cabanayeen.waxay yidhaahdeen Burco dadkeeda ayaa hagranaya oo nin walba oo reer Burco ahi markuu xoogaa dhaqaale ah helo Hargeysa ayuu u cararaa oo degaa.Dhakhaatiir fiicani Burco kuma hadhin oo hargeysa ayay ku wada urureen oo cidii dhakhtar u baahataa waa inay Hargeysa u tagaan ayay yidhaahdeen.

[LiquidHYDROGEN]

The Red sands of Burco.

[MujahidAishah]

There are makahils that live in burco

SSNM if u ever go to burco boodhweyn make sure u bring ur toori n tiip