Another short historical thread taken from 'Taariikh iyo Aasaar'
Apparently, the European explorer R.P. Leon des Avanchers wrote in 1859 that the Somalis refer to the land between Xafun and Mogadishu as 'Asaaniya' and that the Europeans transliterated this as 'Ajan'.
Is it possible that the first recorded use of this name by the Greeks was a transliteration of an ancient local name?
Apparently, the European explorer R.P. Leon des Avanchers wrote in 1859 that the Somalis refer to the land between Xafun and Mogadishu as 'Asaaniya' and that the Europeans transliterated this as 'Ajan'.
Is it possible that the first recorded use of this name by the Greeks was a transliteration of an ancient local name?