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| == History == | == History == | ||
| Oromo political organizations sought to coerce the Gurgura people, who largely speak Oromiffa to identify themselves as Oromo, though they belong to the ] clan family of the Somalis. Oromo political organizations claimed that ""the Gurgura people who speak Oromiffa belong to the Oromo nation and they only started to identify themselves with the Somali after the 1974 change of the Haile Selassie regime""<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.nl/books?id=LAG_bETsbGEC&pg=PA210&dq=gurgura+people+++The+Coming+African+Hour:+Dialectics+of+Opportunities+and+Constraints&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzjczsrpfPAhVDJcAKHU6jD_kQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=gurgura%2520people%2520%2520%2520The%2520Coming%2520African%2520Hour%253A%2520Dialectics%2520of%2520Opportunities%2520and%2520Constraints&f=false|title=The Coming African Hour: Dialectics of Opportunities and Constraints|last=Sindjoun|first=Luc|date=2010-01-01|publisher=African Books Collective|year=|isbn=9780798302302|location=|pages=210|language=en|via=}}</ref> This is false since the Gurgura are mentioned in the ''Futuh Al Habasha : Conquest of Abyssinia'' as Somalis who fought along side ] or ] with knights, spear-men and foot-soldiers and their leader Garād 'Abd.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.nl/books?id=YgIwAQAAIAAJ&q=gorgorah&dq=gorgorah&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0u9nur5fPAhUsDsAKHVRJB_kQ6AEINDAD|title=The conquest of Abyssinia: 16th century|last=ʻArabfaqīh|first=Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Qādir|date=2003-01-01|publisher=Tsehai Publishers & Distributors|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=120, 123 and 401|language=en|via=}}</ref> Thus making the identity of the Gurgura very contentious for the city of ] as they largely speak Affan Oromo, but trace their genealogy to ] ( A Major Somali clan family). On the ground to the dislike of the Oromo many prominent Gurgura, notables and elders have identified as ]<sup>]]</sup> | Oromo political organizations sought to coerce the Gurgura people, who largely speak Oromiffa to identify themselves as Oromo, though they belong to the ] clan family of the Somalis. Oromo political organizations claimed that ""the Gurgura people who speak Oromiffa belong to the Oromo nation and they only started to identify themselves with the Somali after the 1974 change of the Haile Selassie regime""<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.nl/books?id=LAG_bETsbGEC&pg=PA210&dq=gurgura+people+++The+Coming+African+Hour:+Dialectics+of+Opportunities+and+Constraints&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjzjczsrpfPAhVDJcAKHU6jD_kQ6AEIHDAA#v=onepage&q=gurgura%2520people%2520%2520%2520The%2520Coming%2520African%2520Hour%253A%2520Dialectics%2520of%2520Opportunities%2520and%2520Constraints&f=false|title=The Coming African Hour: Dialectics of Opportunities and Constraints|last=Sindjoun|first=Luc|date=2010-01-01|publisher=African Books Collective|year=|isbn=9780798302302|location=|pages=210|language=en|via=}}</ref> | ||
| This is false since the Gurgura are mentioned in the ''Futuh Al Habasha : Conquest of Abyssinia'' as source dating back as far as the 16th century, by author: ''Shihabudin Ahmad bin Abd al-Qadir 'Arab Faqih'' or '''Arab Faqih.'' It is recorded that the Gurgura were Somalis who fought along side ] or ] with knights, spear-men and foot-soldiers and their leader Garād 'Abd.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.nl/books?id=YgIwAQAAIAAJ&q=gorgorah&dq=gorgorah&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0u9nur5fPAhUsDsAKHVRJB_kQ6AEINDAD|title=The conquest of Abyssinia: 16th century|last=ʻArabfaqīh|first=Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Qādir|date=2003-01-01|publisher=Tsehai Publishers & Distributors|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=120, 123 and 401|language=en|via=}}</ref> | |||
| Thus making the identity of the Gurgura very contentious for the city of ] as they largely speak Affan Oromo, but trace their genealogy to ] ( A Major Somali clan family). On the ground to the dislike of the Oromo many prominent Gurgura, notables and elders have identified as ]<sup>]]</sup> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Gurgura , Gorgorah or Gurgure (Template:Lang-so, Template:Lang-ar) is a Somali clan belonging to the larger and major Dir clan family. They inhabit large portions of Zone 4 in Ethiopia, also known as the Oromia region, also in the Somali region and Afar region of Ethiopia. The identity of the Gurgura was contentious for the city of Dire Dawa as they largely speak Affan Oromo, but trace their genealogy to Dir ( A Major Somali clan family).
History
Oromo political organizations sought to coerce the Gurgura people, who largely speak Oromiffa to identify themselves as Oromo, though they belong to the Dir clan family of the Somalis. Oromo political organizations claimed that ""the Gurgura people who speak Oromiffa belong to the Oromo nation and they only started to identify themselves with the Somali after the 1974 change of the Haile Selassie regime""
This is false since the Gurgura are mentioned in the Futuh Al Habasha : Conquest of Abyssinia as source dating back as far as the 16th century, by author: Shihabudin Ahmad bin Abd al-Qadir 'Arab Faqih or 'Arab Faqih. It is recorded that the Gurgura were Somalis who fought along side Ahmed Gran or Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi with knights, spear-men and foot-soldiers and their leader Garād 'Abd.
Thus making the identity of the Gurgura very contentious for the city of Dire Dawa as they largely speak Affan Oromo, but trace their genealogy to Dir ( A Major Somali clan family). On the ground to the dislike of the Oromo many prominent Gurgura, notables and elders have identified as Somali
References
- Sindjoun, Luc (2010-01-01). The Coming African Hour: Dialectics of Opportunities and Constraints. African Books Collective. p. 210. ISBN 9780798302302.
- ʻArabfaqīh, Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn ʻAbd al-Qādir (2003-01-01). The conquest of Abyssinia: 16th century. Tsehai Publishers & Distributors. pp. 120, 123 and 401.