Taleh
Taleh (Somali: Taleex, Arabic: تليح) is a historical town in the eastern Sool region of SSC Khaatumo. As of September 2015, both Khatumo and Somalia had nominal influence or control in Taleh and it's vicinity. The town served as the capital of the pre-independence Dervish movement.
Taleh
Taleex تليح | |
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Town | |
The largest Dervish fort / Dhulbahante garesa in Taleh constructed from 1909 to 1910. | |
Taleh Location in Somalia Taleh Taleh (Somalia) | |
| Coordinates: 9°8′51″N 48°25′15″E | |
| Country | Somalia |
| Regional State | Khatumo |
| Region | Sool |
| District | Taleh District |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Total | 4,374 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
The Dalyare fort and the Taleh complex built between 1909 and 1910 are among the least disfigured Dervish era structures that remain in Sool province, whom altogether comprise 27 Dervish era structures. The oldest or first of these forts was the Ugaadhyahan Dhulbahante-inhabited fort at Halin and destroyed by Eric Swayne in 1902; the second-oldest was the Bah Ali Gheri Dhulbahante-inhabited fort at Eyl built in 1903.
Taleh succeeded the city of Eyl (Illig) as the Dervish capital for four years from 1905 onwards. According to the concurrent London Gazette, Taleh and Jidali were the two main Dhulbahante garesas inhabited by Dervish.