Mapping the water equities of Doollo (esp Warder & Galadi) + Shilabo/Ferfer, Abudwaq & Balanbale as pop zones is clear

[Gubbet]

Quick word: I wish I had this map or similar to work with when I probably introduced to Guhad for the first time in his entire life the secret to Doollo and in fact Wardheer and in fact on the Somali side in Mudug, etc was a secret no one had yet noticed. Namely the trade off between 4 features in water ALONG with rhe universally understood Gu/Rainy season vs Jiilaal/Dry season features for grazing.

Water

1. Permanent wells
2. Seasonal wells

A. Deep wells
B. Shallow wells

So here it goes---THE REASON WHY "WARDER" WAS CALLED THE "MAREHAN DESERT" BEFORE BRITISH COLONIALISM (read even British travelers right before colonialism)-----was because....

..except for Buuhoodle and Galaadi, all the rest of the PERMANENT water was under Marehan hands. In fact, Marehan had the only permanent, deep water wells from the Indian Ocean to Warandhaab (Dhagaxbuur). They had the only permanent, deep water wells from Ooodweyne (Burco district) to the Shabelle River.

Except for Buuhoodle and Galaadi.

In fact the biggest succession of the permanent, deep water wells in the entire Somali grazing plateau was owned by Marehan and Harti.

Dhulbahante had Buuhoodle and Majeerteen had primacy over Galaadi.

And Marehan had ABDA CAALE (went through Abdi Allah/Abdiwaaq/Abudwaaq), had GOLWAYN, had RAQO, had CEEL BAXAY, had CEEL DIBIR, and had CILAANLE, the last permanent well until Warandhaab (Dhagaxbuur)...

Because you see the "7 wells of Doollo" proper (Wafduug, etc) were not permanent sources of water. They were merely "seasonal" as in required rain just like the grazing required "rain."

Because you see grazing wasn't just daaq, grazing was half water and water wells for our pastoralist ancestors was a classification based on

1. Permanent
2. Seasonal

A. Deep
B. Shallow

1A: The clan's "home well" where they always returned for the start of Jilaal---to survive the long dry season having assurance of water (this was fought over long ago and evolutionarily more powerful groups took better picks). So Abdicaale was a home well for Marehan, Buuhoodle was a home well for Dhulbahante, Galaadi was a home well for Majeerteen, Oodweyne was a homewell for Habar Yoonis, Warandhaab was a home well for Ogaden, etc.

1B: When the clan spreads out during rainy season to allow grazing at the home well to "recover" before next Jiilaal." the last permanent and shallow well the clan is considered to have primacy over...they leave the women and children and the ruminants (goats), the family ood is placed here during Gu/rainy season migration away from home well. This was Cilaanle for Marehan which is why the land was the Marehan desert. Marehan traveled the least to good grazing after moving past Cilaanle as Cilaanle was the only actual permanent water source most closest to Warder. Conversely Marehan was the only clan in the vicinity of Warder uring Jilaal/Dry because of having Cilaanle.

2A: The is the most likely well fought over during the bounty of rainy season when common grazing is happening. This is also the "7 wells of Doolo." The older men with the pregnant She-camels and sick or weaker camels will stop here. Because of the density of so many gigantic egos, clashes of personalities and vanities occur here and also as the pregnant or loved She-camels are grazing here, this is most likely the place to camel rustle. A lot of clans that did not have PERMANENT water in Warder ould meet here having traveled far to reach it.

2B. The farthest stretch of acceptable boundary for a clan as they had approached the least desirable class of wells. Here would the YOUNG MEN driving the youngest and fittest of the camels stop and this is where they would return back from on the homestretch picking up their father/uncles from 2A with the she camels to continue the stretch back home further in the journey picking up their mothers and wives and ruminants (goats, sheep) at 1B racing quickly towards their 1A or PERMANENT/DEEP water well which had already been taken long ago by their clan as "home" or have it be considered by everyone else as your "clan home well."

The further the trek === the less advantageous the trade off between home well and good grazing.

Fascinating stuff.

But anyways, I was maping the features I had collected during my trip and odd (or maybe expectedly) I started to notice something about water resources in Doollo --- there are very clear "pattern" presenting themselves.

Before I explain, take a look at this and see if you notice patterns (you don't have to know what the patterns are necessarily);

FYI: I disclosed the 5 main features classes btw for those of you who might be interested to try pointing out the patterns

[TheOgadenAAR]

Whoever taught this bloke how to drop these little pins everywhere owes ummada somaliyeed an apology! I still remember when voltage claimed his clan populate the shores of dhagaxbuur despite dhagaxbuur and all of ogaden being landlocked. That's the day I realized we are not dealing with a normal person.

For those who are interested, the famous seven wells of that region are

Wardheer
walwal
waafadhuug
uubataale
afyaraado
gorlogube
yucub, more recently named lehelowyucub


not the delusions of grandeur that is the figment of our resident nin waalan's imaginations.



all Makahiil land today as it was 100 years ago during the gubo poems.

in 2022, Somalis have become one of two, those ruling and calling the shots on the ground and those who have to claim glory online because in the real world, they are nothing.

[Gubbet]

That is embarrassing and honestly insulting to Ogaden. Ogaden is not a fragile little China doll who needs someone to contest basic geomorphology as an expression of their heritage.

The 7 wells of Doolo are important deep wells, but they were not permanent wells. They are seasonal wells that depend on runoff from rain to seep into their acquifer. The Haud and generally "Doolo" most stunning feature is waterlessness. It is called the "Waterless" Haud for a reason or did you not know the meaning behind the name?

When rains come, the shriveled, dry, dead, waterless Haud blooms with "ban" or feed. And her seasonal wells and pans and ballis are filled.

When rains stop---everything dries up and clans go back to their "permanent" deep water wells.

That is why the Makaahiil clan was half of the year at Galaadi with Majertem or with Marehan at Buuro (Raqo) hibernating over dry season. Or did you not understand this either in various mapping?

This is stunningly ignorant.

But would you like to hazard a guess as to what the patterns I pointed to in the map mean?

P.S. You mistake the development by the British of the "Berked" system as permanent, historical wells. That has been what led to much of Doolo and the Ogaden becoming settled. That is not an expression of permanent water. In fact, the berked system is why droughts are worse and why pastoralism is no longer sustainable especially in Warder. At least in the past, adaptation made pastoralist "migrate" which allowed feed and range to recover. No the berked made them build settlements where nature never allowed them for a reason and momentary settlement has completely made them blind to the looming disaster.

[Gubbet]

Fascinating wallahi.





There is a very clear pattern or unique ways in which the people there have channelled water resources.

For one it shows why Caabudwaaq and Balanbale and Goldagob became the biggest population centers within hundreds of miles of Doollo. Caabudwaaq in particular is exceptionally blessed with intense network of natural water "systems" (well field or field of wells) better than any other part of the entire central plateau (Mudug + Doollo).

It shows why the Buuro Region of Marehan has been the single coveted and protected belly of Marehan. Their grazing "territory." Marehan have made it apparent to me they do not like me talking much about this so I will discontinue elaborations lol.

It shows why Bookh has grown fast from nothing to one of the most heavily used migration routes in Doolo in the last half century because of the development of berked. Danot and Bookh settlements have masterfully utilized that development better than any other part of Doolo hence the overnight settlements that popped up in the last 50-60 years.

It shows why Dhulbahante, along with Marehan, has displayed long-game confidence and assurance having in their access a successive line of Open Wells from Buuhoodle to Galadi. It seems to be exactly as successive as between Balanbale to Fadhigaraadle. They are contentedly expressing old privilege without care for the politics of the moment because they can afford to.

It also shows the modern development of Warder town and areas near it has never been able to compete with the development of Caabudwaaq for a reason and is comparable to the Buuro region, a primary source for Marehan herding but tertiary choice for settlement----because, while the water is rich, it is seasonal. You cannot sustain a heavy population center on this weakness. You need systems like Roobda'ay and Siigodheere which Caabudwaaq is built on capable of feeding regions.

Finally, it shows Galadi has the most modern investment in herding water resources and also why there has been desperation from eastern parts of Mudug and Galgaduud to access Saaxo and Qorof Marehan/Wagardhac piped systems connecting Dhabat/Bali Abdi Ali to Ramalo/Qoraf to Saaxo/Dhudub to Galaadi. Qaloocan is very clearly important to Majerteen for this reason. It is the furthest northwestern extension of the piped Galadi system allowing Majerten herders to reach Danot borders for feed before having to come back. The extension of the piped system from Galadi to Bali Abdi Ali just above Caabudwaaq also similarly contains some of the biggest Marehan settlements in Doollo for this reason, i.e. Yamaarugley, Uurmadag, Ramalo, Duuban, Ceelaay, Booso, Godane, Qorof, Hananwaylood, Saaxo, etc.

Fascinating wallahi.

[Gubbet]

And Marehan had ABDA CAALE (went through Abdi Allah/Abdiwaaq/Abudwaaq), had GOLWAYN, had RAQO, had CEEL BAXAY, had CEEL DIBIR, and had CILAANLE, the last permanent well until Warandhaab (Dhagaxbuur)...

Abdi Allah --> Abda Aalle ---> Abdiwaq is today in final form Caabudwaaq settlement..

Before Caabudwaaq settement was properly declared in 1950's, the location was then prized home well of Marehan called Cabda Caalle/Abda Alle



And almost a century earlier in 1870's, Antoine D'Abaddie noted the Buuro Region (Bur/Bor Region) of Marehan exactly what it is today: Marehan equity including its famous deep, permanent wells Raqo, Golwayn, Burgeesoole, etc starting with ABDI ALLAH (Abda Alle) aka Caabudwaaq. Together these permanent water systems were the only permanent water sources in Doollo/Warder besides Galaadi and Buuhoodle.










As for the curious bit about why the name was even changed from Abdi Allah/Cabda Caalle---- in my estimation (haven't confirmed), it is most likely that the people who declared the settlement of Caabudwaaq (Haji Hashi Jama Gerri, Haji Dabcasar, Haji Nur Hubey, etc) probably thought it imprudent to call a town Cabdi Allah taking the Lord's name in vain.

So it was declared Abdi Waaq which took on Abduwaaq until the 70's when, with Mudug/Galgaduud split, the former Italian Dusa Mareb district was officially renamed after its biggest settlement by then or Abduwaaq---but standardized as Caabudwaaq. After the district renaming, the former namesake, Dusa Mareb, by then not the biggest settlement in the district was reorganized into another district given her name made from one of the 4 smaller chunks former Italian El Bur district had been reorganized into (new Dusa Mareb, Adado, new El Bur, El Der).

[Gubbet]

Abdi Allah/Abda Alle home well before settlement of Caabudwaaq




The permanent deep water wells in Buuro Marehan region of Doollo named by d'Abbadie in the 1870's still today the center of Marehan grazing in the central plateau

Abda Alla or Abudwaq today, Raqo, Golwayn, Burgeesoole, Ceel Baxay, Ceel Dibir, etc









And so, therefore, before colonialism the centeal plateau was the "Marehan Desert" because when Jiilaal/Dry season approached every Somali group had to rush out of Doollo/Warder/Haud to get to their permanent home well no matter how far they came---

---everyone except Marehan, because they simply retreated to their high altitude relative forest with the only permanent source of water within 100s of miles of Doolo; apart from Galadi and Buuhoodle.

Burgeesoole towards Raqo, taken by me yours truly



This is really hundreds of years of Somali history concerning its main source of livelihood, nomadic pastoralism, with all of the conflict, intrigue, turf wars, and evolutionary battles of survival in the central Somali plateau, the heart of where Somalis have wanted to graze, condensed into what you see today is the epilogue.

[TheOgadenAAR]

Mali awaaga waa waxaad dhaxal iyo isir u lahaydeen weligiinba. waa wixii farmaajo fashiliyay. waa wixii hirale indhaha tiray. waxaan jirin markaad iska dhaadhiciso waa iska sidaa

You might be able to lie to those poor souls who lack knowledge of the region with your essays, but you cannot deceive a son of ogaden who walked the land you seem to obsessed with despite not being from there.

Anyone who knows the region would never make the mistake of misrepresenting the seven wells of doh iyo dollo, don't worry though, I have debunked that, for your own sake so you don't embarrass yourself like that in the future. The next time you wanna discuss this topic, you''ll know to reference the correct names for those wells.

Secondly, MK control all 7 wells today, and they don't migrate in search of water at anytime during the year because they have a monopoly on all water, yet another lie.

Stop embarrassing yourself. You can't forge your clan a new history, and even worse, do it online lol.

marehan have lost all their lands barring abudwak in Galgadud. and in OGADENIA, they do not have a single district, no representation, nothing nada! That's the reality and it will not change because you took it upon yourself to reshape a positive image for your clan by doctoring maps and dropping little pins everywhere.

Reality Vs delusions.

[Gubbet]

TheOgadenAAR, who is currently on your ignore list, made this post.
Display this post.

I don't care. Goodbye.

I gave the individual an opportunity to engage in an exchange of information. Not even because of being fair to them, but because of my own selfish reasons. I am always interested in the opportunity to come across new information precisely because I want to know more. Did they provide any information at all? No. So why subject myself to making possible someone's created need for an outburst? I don't care.

[Gubbet]

And I would even criticize the tone even---which I find entirely disproportionate to their equity in this matter.

This is almost a century ago,



My own geographical coding being in this land within this year;



My very picture of Golwayn---right this year, still managing to support its Marehan inhabitants despite a historic drought.



And where is Golwayn



There has never been in the history of the world, a single record even, ascribing the equities of Golwayn to the individual I just blocked or his group as long as Marehan have existed as an identifiable people----so why they seem to become so emotionally invested in this issue so disproportionate to their equity in reality is a question worthy of a scientific hypothesis.

Golweyn is not even "disputed" territory between Somali communities/clans.

There are no non-Marehan within 70 KMs to Golwayn.

And saying Golwayn is a permanent, deep well system, one of the very few, in Warder along with his siblings like Raqo, is stating a basic geomorphological scientific feature.

If one does not know that the "7 wells of Doollo" were seasonal wells that did not produce beyond the rainy season----than that's failure in basic geological knowledge of a geography they are wishing to discuss if in this topic.

The reference to those wells and their features was even briefly used as a supporting evidence just to describe the water equities in totality. This is a distraction.

[Gubbet]

I am going to leave this forum for good. I realize it was a mistake to come back.

In truth, I came back for one reason and one reason only; to provide information to any young Marehan that wanted to know more about this land. Walking in this landscape, I was startled more than once to find myself being surprised by new information when my knowledge of Marehan equity was relatively strong as I thought. I have had one goal and that was to teach. I have mapped, I have graphed, and I have explained with purpose. Hopefully you find it useful whoever you are and whenever your search leads you to reading about your lands presented to you with intention.

[Sbashi]

I am going to leave this forum for good. I realize it was a mistake to come back.

In truth, I came back for one reason and one reason only; to provide information to any young Marehan that wanted to know more about this land. Walking in this landscape, I was startled more than once to find myself being surprised by new information when my knowledge of Marehan equity was relatively strong as I thought. I have had one goal and that was to teach. I have mapped, I have graphed, and I have explained with purpose. Hopefully you find it useful whoever you are and whenever your search leads you to reading about your lands presented to you with intention.

Why don't you try a different platform to share the info you might have. There's really some dedicated people who would like to see you shut up in here. Their end goal was to make you quit all-along. Now they are happy they don't have to work so hard now.

[Gubbet]

You misunderstand sxb.

Recall my response to a similar engagement from a remarkably similar type of person with similar obsession with my ability to even "write" anything here as "OgadenAar" individual above;

Gubbet,you will not tell us about our land,who lives with us and who is johny come lately.No amount google maps,long streams of conciousness will change it.

I am putting imagery to these concepts for the many young Marehan that have bookmarked me on this forum for periodic checking to learn about their history.

Do not assume at all the soft power of information is anything but complementary

https://www.somalinet.com/forums/viewto ... 5#p5029926

Sbashi, you should not assume the same as well sxb.

I can tell you my vast collection of historical documents and artifacts, of which I have pulled some of these historical maps displayed, form, for example, parts of evidentiary exhibits utilized by, for example, the Sade Ugaas in his extensive lobbying in Addis to correct the historical disenfranchisement of the clan in eastern border regions of Ethiopia.

I don't pay attention to or care much for that matter about what is expressed towards my person from any one of these or other individuals walaal, but truth is I have just become unconcerned with having to engage it.

For example, one guy I blocked on here recently was a source of entertainment for me in the past. If I wrote the smallest thing about Marehan history, for reasons and purpose of no concern to him, I would expect--even predict---extreme resentment and he would find reasons to keep addressing what I wrote about---just not in my topic nor in a direct exchange of discussion with me. And the address would not even be relevant or unpredictable. It would always come back to interjecting everywhere that there "exists" a 1 or 2 KM stretch of grazing near the Hiiraan border last utilized by, ironically my own very extended kin, who all left there 110-90 years ago with the last batch, my own paternal family, the last 50 years because of the 1977 war. Yes, they left, because it was not even primary grazing route for them to which they staked equity. But, nevermind even that, so what is the relevance...

What was happening, I realized, was someone was triggered by the subject of what I had expressed ("Marehan history") so they were screaming at me---even if it had nothing to do with them. If someone screams at you in the middle of the street---very, very randomly---you look while you are walking and then you keep walking as you realize what is happening. I blocked that person when I recently came back to this form for the benefit of their own emotional well-being, choosing to be different than I was before and more cognizant of negative impact.

Our friend here, OgadenAar, is another expression of that dynamic. I talk about Raqo where I drank a gallon of frothing camel milk from a camel owned by my Marehan family or I talk about a Marehan MP in Mandera saying he is Marehan on video or I talk about the Marehan town of Deka Suftu and the terrible experience it overcome---and I am purposefully and intentionally pointing out the "Marehan" relevance here as the subject and the predicate---somehow the expression of these realities, of no possible concern of his anymore intimately than someone in Jibouti or Jowhar is exceptionally triggering. That is deep-seated negative impact.

We are a psychologically and emotionally damaged people. This cannot be understated generally being Somalis and the tragedy of our experience in the last 40 or so years. I have become much more aware of this given my travels in Somali territory and things I used to find entertaining or overlook, no longer entertain me to say the least.

Whether there are people so fantastically ridiculous to assume they can limit my choice to express myself anywhere or not; if I choose to remove or limit myself here, it is entirely because I have made the choice to what extent I want anything to do with anything or one I don't particularly care to engage. It's simple.

[Phinks]

I am going to leave this forum for good. I realize it was a mistake to come back.

In truth, I came back for one reason and one reason only; to provide information to any young Marehan that wanted to know more about this land. Walking in this landscape, I was startled more than once to find myself being surprised by new information when my knowledge of Marehan equity was relatively strong as I thought. I have had one goal and that was to teach. I have mapped, I have graphed, and I have explained with purpose. Hopefully you find it useful whoever you are and whenever your search leads you to reading about your lands presented to you with intention.

Equity, equity and equity, I realised you're always harping on about equity, where was your "equity" when your clan massacred MJ & OG, when you used State resources at your own selfish benefit? This is what I can't stand about your kind, there is no apology for Barre's crimes and what he did to accomplish his goals, how can you speak of equity, when it was your own clan who Kickstarted this whole charade in the first place?

Absolutely mind-boggling.

[Gubbet]

I am not nor have I claimed to be Mother Theresa. It is your duty and your responsibility to fight and advocate for yourself or be concerned with your equities. To do you no harm, my responsibility is not to aid or support anything that be unjust towards you. Essentially, my role is not to fight for YOUR equities, but to make sure I am not infringing upon them. And I do not. Even on the Kismaayo subject, I have shown the development of a remarkably deferential or progressive viewpoint recognizing and even affirming your historically legitimate stakes.

[Sbashi]

You're a really nice guy