BARAWA IS A PORT TOWN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN LOWER SHEBELLE REGION OF SOMALIA

BARAWA IS A PORT TOWN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN LOWER SHEBELLE REGION OF SOMALIA

Barawa, or Baraawe also known as Brava, is a port town in the southeastern Lower Shebelle region of Somalia

Barawa and surroundings has a population of around 500,000 inhabitants The broader Barawa District alone has a total population of 97,652 residents. as indicated the latest data from the UNDP reports

The town’s traditional inhabitants are the Tunni clan of the Somali people,. The Tunni speak Af-Tunni (another Afro-Asiatic language similar to Maay Language ) and Chimwiini (a dialect of Swahili) The Tunni are divided into five clans and in turn to many sub-sub clans, the Tunni is the eldest clan of the DIGIL inhabited in Lower Shabelle region, lower and middle juba regions of Somalia

Baraawe History

Baraawe History

A BRIEF HISTORY OF BARAAWE LONG BEFORE THE YEAR 800 A.D

NAME OF THE CITY

Baraawe or Brava is an ancient city on the southern coast of Somalia. The town progressively prospered and became one of the Major Islamic centers in Horn of Africa. Many people considered the city to be the trade center of the whole region at the time with farming and fishing being the leading resources of the area.

Chinese sailors and historians recorded a brief history about the coastal cities of Somalia such as Adale, Baraawe, Kismayo, Merca, and Mogadishu. The historians undeniably confirmed that in or around the beginning of 1400 A.D., a fleet of vessels used to visit and dock at the southern coasts of Somalia, particularly the harbor city of Baraawe according to the Chinese travelers, a structured barrier surrounded the city on all sides. The architects used stone and bricks to construct the houses of this town.

A BRIEF HISTORY OF BARAAWE LONG BEFORE THE YEAR 800 A.D

A BRIEF HISTORY OF BARAAWE LONG BEFORE THE YEAR 800 A.D

Brava is an ancient city on the southern coast of Somalia. The town progressively prospered and became one of the Major Islamic centers in Horn of Africa. Many people considered the city to be the trade center of the whole region at the time, with farming and fishing being the leading resources of the area.

Chinese sailors and historians recorded a brief history about the coastal cities of Somalia such as Adale, Brava, Kismayo, Merca, and Mogadishu. The historians undeniably confirmed that in or around the beginning of 1400 A.D., a fleet of vessels used to visit and dock at the southern coasts of Somalia, particularly the harbor city of Brava According to the Chinese travelers, a structured barrier surrounded the city on all sides. The architects used stone and bricks to construct the houses of this town.

The primary economic resource of the region was from farming and fishing. The Chinese traders use to bring many goods such as Silk clothes, kitchen utensils, rice, and various textiles. In exchange, the sailors extracted profitable materials that consisted of Tiger skins, Lion skins, elephant tusks, fracases, myrrh, and other wild life coats. Although there were many uncertainties from number of historians about the establishment of Brava city, the oral history transmitted from one generation to another recounts that Aw-Ali and his family to be the first group from the interior to settle in the area. Aw-Ali inhabited in a wooded area between Aro Gaduud and Deeho (The red sand and the white sand).