Where did your family live before the civil war?

[Enlightenednomad]

I was surprised to find out that Somalia's largest cities/towns outside of Xamar were relatively cosmopolitan(clan wise) before the civil war.

A buddy of mine is Abgaal Wacbuudhan reer Mataan, his family settled in Kismayo during Aden Cadde's presidency and had lived there up until the civil war.

I also have a Habar Jeclo friend whose family had lived in Baydhabo, my own family were reer Merca pre civil war.

This is a stark difference to the clan segregated society that we see today.

 

[Ayubi]

My parents/family lived in Muqdisho

 

[kickz]

Xamar, we still got our house there.

 

[Shangani]

My family lived in Shangaani, Xamar for over 500 years.

 

[Factz]

Crazy because both my parents who are Isaaq also lived in Mogadishu. They both came from two different neighbourhoods. Hodan and Medina.

I guess in pre-civil war Somalia. Majority of the urban population was in Xamar.

 

[FBIsomalia]

My family always live in puntland .

 

[Misil]

Muqdisho and Baidoa

 

[Teflon]

Djibouti and hargeysa

 

[Arma]

Kismayo. We stayed in the city, even in the midst of the war. We left Somalia for Kenya in '96.

 

[Teflon]

Kismayo. We stayed in the city, even in the midst of the war. We left Somalia for Kenya in '96.

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[Kratos]

Xamar and kismaayo

 

[TekNiKo]

My father was born in Xamar my mother Galgaduud

 

[Gibiin-Udug]

My mother was born and raised in Waberi district, Muqdisho, my dad was born in isku Shuban, Puntland but he moved to Muqdisho when he was 6 years old, he was raised in Hawl-wadaag district. My maternal grandma was born and raised in Hodan district.

Puntite till I dhimo, I hope my peeps don't change their view after this.

 

[Younes Osman]

I was surprised to find out that Somalia's largest cities/towns outside of Xamar were relatively cosmopolitan(clan wise) before the civil war.

A buddy of mine is Abgaal Wacbuudhan reer Mataan, his family settled in Kismayo during Aden Cadde's presidency and had lived there up until the civil war.

I also have a Habar Jeclo friend whose family had lived in Baydhabo, my own family were reer Merca pre civil war.

This is a stark difference to the clan segregated society that we see today.

I think the issaqs that lived in konfurta were those who were seeking employment due to not finding jobs in (modern day SL ) in their region due to the bad economy and unemployment. However, in those day prior to the civil although certain region were homogenously populated by a specific clan family (untill to this day )there also people who are from a different qabil that got along with each other.

Clans were always been segregated geographically whether it would be in Djbouti, DDSI, SL and Konfurta and NFD. i.e
Hargeisa is a very diverse city that in inhabited by Issaq subclans mostly HA's sa'ad musa and Garhajix's ediigalle . However, it is more diverse in comparison to Burco which is home to HJ and HY.

 

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Most Somalis lived in Mogadishu or Hargeisa as most jobs were concentrated there. It's like this in many countries.

That's why we need to ensure we keep decentralizing so nobody needs to be away from their base.

 

[Younes Osman]

My family lived in Hargeisa and Burco

 

[PhySom]

My grandfather was a leading member of the Kacaan and post Kacaan government . Both my mother and father were raised in Mogadishu.

 

[Farjano-Walad]

My family lived in ksimayo for hundreds of years, me and even all my family mum side were born there, she is Ogaden, until we left in 1991 due to civil war

my 11th awow is buried in there, he came in 1780s and were the original Liberators when Ogaden conquered the place from gaala madow,

 

[Farjano-Walad]

I was surprised to find out that Somalia's largest cities/towns outside of Xamar were relatively cosmopolitan(clan wise) before the civil war.

A buddy of mine is Abgaal Wacbuudhan reer Mataan, his family settled in Kismayo during Aden Cadde's presidency and had lived there up until the civil war.

I also have a Habar Jeclo friend whose family had lived in Baydhabo, my own family were reer Merca pre civil war.

This is a stark difference to the clan segregated society that we see today.

siad barre shifted armies and employees around and even students, so he ca get rid of tribalism,

funny because marehan participated the biggest tribalism in somalia and created the civil war by attacking every clan,

do as i say, not do as i do,

we even had 1doors sent to kismayo as state workers,

 

[Farjano-Walad]

My mother was born and raised in Waberi district, Muqdisho, my dad was born in isku Shuban, Puntland but he moved to Muqdisho when he was 6 years old, he was raised in Hawl-wadaag district. My maternal grandma was born and raised in Hodan district.

Puntite till I dhimo, I hope my peeps don't change their view after this.

is your mum marehan or hawiye? you seem to booty clap for them a lot when they diss Ogaden, i wonder if they are your reer abti