Taleex

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Taleh

Taleh
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan's fort in Taleh.
Country  Somalia
Region Sool
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)

Taleh (Somali: Taleex) is an historical town in the northeastern Sool region of Somalia. It served as the headquarters of the pre-independence Dervish State.

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History

Taleh was the centre of the anti-colonial movement led by Mohammed Abdullah Hassan until 1921, when he and his Dervish followers were defeated. The town was subsequently subjected to aerial bombardment, and Hassan was forced to abandon his palace there and retreat into the Ogaden.

Overview

Taleh is the administrative capital of the Taleex District of the Sool region. It has a population of 40,000 inhabitants.

See also

  • Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
  • Dervish State

Notes

  1. ^ Laurence, p.47.
  2. ^ Said S. Samatar, Oral Poetry and Somali Nationalism (Cambridge University Press, 1982), pp. 131, 135

Coordinates: 9°09′00″N 48°26′00″E / 9.1500°N 48.4333°E / 9.1500; 48.4333


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