Awbube

Awbube
Aw Bube (Somali)
አውቡቤ (Amharic)
Town
Pyramid tomb of the Patron "Flying Saint" Awbube
Pyramid tomb of the Patron "Flying Saint" Awbube
Awbube is located in Ethiopia
Awbube
Awbube
Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 10°4′0″N 42°58′30″E / 10.06667°N 42.97500°E / 10.06667; 42.97500
Country Ethiopia
RegionSomali Region
DistrictAwbare, Fafan Zone
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)
ClimateBSh

Awbube (Somali: Aw Bube, Amharic: አውቡቤ), (English: Aububah, lit. 'Flying Saint'), (also spelt Awbuube), called after its patron Saint Awbube,[1] also known as Alaua or Halaua, is an ancient and ruined town located in the Awbare district in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It is located 34 km northwest of Borama, the capital city of the Awdal Region in Somaliland via Quljeed, then across the border into the Awbare district in Ethiopia.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference lewis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ [1], The archaeology of Islam in sub-Saharan Africa (accessed 20 December 2010)