Taleh

Taleh
Taleex
تليح‎
Town
The Dervish fort / Dhulbahante Garesa in Taleh[1]
The Dervish fort / Dhulbahante Garesa in Taleh[1]
Taleh is located in Sool
Taleh
Taleh
Location in Somalia
Taleh is located in Somalia
Taleh
Taleh
Taleh (Somalia)
Coordinates: 9°8′51″N 48°25′15″E / 9.14750°N 48.42083°E / 9.14750; 48.42083
Country Somalia
Regional State Khatumo
RegionSool
DistrictTaleh District
Population
 (2007[2])
 • Total4,374
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Taleh (Somali: Taleex, Arabic: تليح) is a historical town in Sool region of Somalia.[3] The town served as the capital of the pre-independence Dervish movement.[4][5]

The Dalyare fort and the Taleh complex built between 1909 and 1910 are among the least disfigured Dervish era structures that remain in Sool province, whom altogether comprise 27 Dervish era structures. The oldest or first of these forts was the Ugaadhyahan Dhulbahante-inhabited fort at Halin and destroyed by Eric Swayne in 1902;[6] the second-oldest was the Bah Ali Gheri Dhulbahante-inhabited fort at Eyl built in 1903.[7]

Taleh succeeded the city of Eyl (Illig) as the Dervish capital for four years from 1905 onwards.[8] According to the concurrent London Gazette, Taleh and Jidali were the two main Dhulbahante garesas inhabited by Dervish.[9]

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  2. ^ WFP Somalia (April 2007). "Khaatumo Food Security and Vulnerability Assessment" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-06-17.
  3. ^ Regions of Somalia
  4. ^ Laurence, p.47.
  5. ^ Fergusson, James (2013-01-17). The World's Most Dangerous Place: Inside the Outlaw State of Somalia. ISBN 9781446487051.
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  9. ^ Claude, M (1921). The London Gazette, 4 March, 1921. 1791 (PDF). the Dervishes were driven out. of the Ain Valley and retired to their main positions at Tale and Jidali;