Dervish movement (Somali)
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The Dervish Movement also known as the Dervish State was an armed resistance movement and polity headquartered in Taleh between 1899 and 1920, which was led by the Salihiyya Sufi Muslim poet and milit
Taleh fortress, the Dervish capital.
Dervish scout atop a tree
The historic Daarta Sayyidka Dervish fort in Eyl, Puntland.
The last residents of the Silsilad fort were Haji Yusuf Barre, the singlehanded defender of Taleh, Mohamud Hosh (pictured), the last castellan of Taleh and Jama Biixi Kidin, an abandoned Dervish child prisoner.
Mohamoud Garad
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The Mohamoud Garad is a Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Dhulbahante, a sub-division of the Harti/Darod clan-family. The clan is divided into three main sub-clans ― namely the Ahmed garad,
A northern Dhulbahante garesa, the Jidali fort, is located in the western Ugaadhyahan town of Jidali, was a central Darawiish fort with five satellite Dhulbahante garesa forts.
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