Gogti

Gogti (also spelled: Gocti), is a town located in the Fafan Zone in the Somali region of Ethiopia. It lies near the border with the Sitti Zone.

Gogti Gocti
Town
Gogti Location in Ethiopia
Coordinates: 10°04′35″N 42°51′33″E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Somali Region
District	Awbare, Fafan Zone
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Climate	BSh

Demographics

The town and the surrounding region is primarily inhabited by the Reer Dudub of the Jibriil Yoonis subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan.^[1][2]

Adele Galipo (2018) states that Gogti was built around an already existing water source belonging to the shepherds of the Reer Dudub subclan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan:

"Gogti, located at the Somali-Ethiopian border and founded in 1928 by two brokers of the Reer Dudub lineage working for a merchant of the same lineage located in Zeyla. The village was built around a water source for the shepherds of the Reer Dudub."^[3]

References

1. Hayward, R. J.; Lewis, I. M. (2005-08-17). Voice and Power. Routledge. p. 136. ISBN 9781135751753.
2. http://www.fsnau.org/ipc/population-table Population census by UNFP based on Somalia.
3. Galipo, Adele (2018). Return Migration and Nation Building in Africa: Reframing the Somali Diaspora. ISBN 9780429957130. Gogti, located at the Somali-Ethiopian border and founded in 1928 by two brokers of the Reer Dudub lineage working for a merchant of the same lineage located in Zeyla. The village was built around a water source for the shepherds of the Reer Dudub.