this historical city known by two names
( gabart & Awfaat ) both referring to the capital yet neither clearly reflects a Somali meaning
I literally tried searching everywhere and no convincing explanation, some here have tried to say that Gabart means burned land and its refers to the Guban plains but this is completely wrong. historical accounts says that Gabart is an inland city far from the sea as described by many like Abu al-Fida in the 8th islamic century also A team of researchers was able years ago to find the exact location of the city so whoever started this nonsense about guban better stop and try to find the real history of the word !
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Habesha claims that it means worshipper of God in their language عابد الرب / الله..
I really need someone who is an expert in the language and history to try solve this mystery
