Hobyow

Hobyo (; ) is an ancient port city in Galmudug state in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.

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Place details

Locality: Hobyo
Region: Mudug مدج
Country: Soomaaliya الصومال
Population: 12,564
Timezone: Africa/Mogadishu

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Hobyo
Settlement.native_name: هوبيو
Settlement.settlement_type: city
Settlement.pushpin_map: Somalia
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Somalia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Regional State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Mudug
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Hobyo
Settlement.government_type: District Council
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor (Gudoomiye)
Settlement.leader_name: Abdulahi Ali Fatax
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_total: 11,800

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Hobyo
Population: 12564
Elevation: 0

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native label: Hobyo

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History
Ajuuran Empire and Hiraab Imamate period
Sultanate of Hobyo
Climate
Demographics
Transportation
See also
References
Bibliography
External links

Hobyo (; ) is an ancient port city in Galmudug state in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.

Hobyo was founded as a coastal outpost by the Ajuran Empire during the 13th century. In the late 17th century the Hiraab successfully revolted against the Ajuran Sultanate who had been ruling Hobyo since the 13th century and established an independent Hiraab Imamate. According to Bernhard Helander of Uppsala University, "the Imam of Hawiye is a hereditary position that traditionally is held by a person of the first-born branch."