Arabi, Ethiopia


Arabi, is a town located in the Dembel district of the Sitti Zone, in the Somali region of Ethiopia. It is located in the famous Harrawa Valley in the Gadabuursi country.

History

Arabi is an old settlement and is the final resting place of Ugaas Cabdi Ugaas Cali, Ugaas and leader of the Gadabuursi Dir clan. The Ethiopian Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs and the UNHCR together opened a new refugee camp at Arabi in the late 1980s and early 1990s to serve refugees of Gadabuursi origin.

Demographics

The town and region is primarily inhabited by the Bahabar 'Abdalle subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.