Dakkar
Dakkar (Somali: Daggar) was a Somali historical town located in modern-day of Somali Region in Ethiopia.
Dakkar | |
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  Dakkar Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 9°30′N 42°36′E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Somali |
| Zone | Shinile |
| Elevation | 2,031 m (6,663 ft) |
History
It was the second capital of the medieval Adal Sultanate, after the polity moved its initial headquarters from Zeila in modern-day northwestern Somalia.[1]
G.W.B. Huntingford suggests that Dakkar might be the same as the modern Chinhahsan, which is located at the edge of the Marar plain 15 miles NW of Jijiga.[2]
References
- Lewis, I. M. (1999). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 17. ISBN 0852552807.
- G.W.B. Huntingford, Historical Geography of Ethiopia from the first century AD to 1704 (London: British Academy, 1989),p. 87
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