Karin, Sahil

Karin
Village
Karin Location in Somaliland
Coordinates: 10°50′51″N 45°45′42″E / 10.84750°N 45.76167°E / 10.84750; 45.76167Coordinates: 10°50′51″N 45°45′42″E / 10.84750°N 45.76167°E / 10.84750; 45.76167
Country	Somaliland
Region	Sahil
District	Berbera District
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)

Karin is a historic coastal settlement located in the Sahil region of Somaliland.^[1]

History[]

Karin was historically part of a chain of coastal Habr Je'lo settlements and ports – stretching from near Siyara in the west to Heis (Xiis) in the east – that were important to trade and communication with the Somali interior. While the settlement were not as significant as the more established ports of Berbera, Zeila and Bulhar (respectively), Karin (Kurrum) was a major market for livestock and frankincense procured from the interior,^[2] and was a favorite for livestock traders due to the close proximity of the port to Aden. Karin was also described as the most important of all Habr Je'lo ports, and was closer to Aden than Berbera.^[3]

Habr Je’lo traders acted as middlemen to Dhulbahante livestock herders in the interior by purchasing and/or bartering their stock for export to the Aden market:

“The last branch of the Western tribes is the Haber el Jahleh, who possess the sea-ports from Seyareh to the ruined village of Rukudah, and as far as the town of Heis. Of these towns, Kurrum is the most important, from its possessing a tolerable harbour, and from its being the nearest point from Aden, the course to which place is N.N.W., consequently the wind is fair, and the boats laden with sheep for the Aden market pass but one night at sea, whilst those from Berbera are generally three. What greatly enhances the value of Kurrum however is its proximity to the country of the Dulbahanta, who approach within four days of Kurrum, and who therefore naturally have their chief trade through that port.^[4]

The port was described as being under the possession of the Ahl Yusuf (Yeesif) subclan:^[3]

The Ahl Yusuf, a branch of the Haber el Jahleh, at present hold possession of Kurrum, and between them and the tribes to windward there exists a most bitter and irreconcilable feud, the consequence of sundry murders perpetrated about five years since at Kurrum, and which hitherto have not been avenged.

Demographics[]

The town is predominantly inhabited by members of the Mohamed Abokor subdivision of the Habr Je'lo Isaaq.^[5]

References[]

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