Tijo
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Tijo is a town in central Ethiopia
. Located in the Arsi Zone
of the Oromia Region
about 25 kilometers east of Sagure
, it has a latitude and longitude of 7°47′N 39°9′E with an elevation of 2,405 meters. It is one of three settlements in Digeluna Tijo
woreda
.
Ahmad Gragn named Ashab 'Utman, whom tradition says was an important missionary of Islam
in what became the Arsi Zone, lies near Tijo. He is said to have been killed by the Ogaden
warrior Atalibo and was then cursed for this deed by Imam Ahmad's successor Emir
Nur ibn Mujahid
. The Hadiya clans Dooda, Weege, and Malge claim him as their ancestor. Ashab 'Utman's cupola-shaped tomb, which Braukämper states "was presumably erected in the 1880s", over the following decades became an important focus of local Muslim attention.
Tijo served as the administrative center for Arsiland during the Italian occupation
.
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school in Tijo during the year 1968. Tijo is composed of several small villages which include Bura Jallee, Wajiifi Titte, Digeluu, Naannawa, and Kallaa.
of Ethiopia published in 2005, Tijo has an estimated total population of 2,048, of whom 946 are men and 1,102 women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 1,148 of whom 513 were men and 635 were women.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. Located in the Arsi Zone
Arsi Zone
Arsi is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia. Arsi is also the name of a former province. Both the Zone and the former province are named after a subgroup of the Oromo, who inhabit both...
of the Oromia Region
Oromia Region
Oromia is one of the nine ethnic divisions of Ethiopia...
about 25 kilometers east of Sagure
Sagure
Sagure is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2568 meters above sea level...
, it has a latitude and longitude of 7°47′N 39°9′E with an elevation of 2,405 meters. It is one of three settlements in Digeluna Tijo
Digeluna Tijo
Digeluna Tijo is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Arsi Zone, Digeluna Tijo is bordered on the south by Bekoji, on the southwest by Munesa, on the northwest by Tiyo, on the north by Hitosa, on the northeast by Tena, and on the east by Sherka...
woreda
Woreda
Woreda is an administrative division of Ethiopia , equivalent to a district . Woredas are composed of a number of Kebele, or neighborhood associations, which are the smallest unit of local government in Ethiopia...
.
History
The grave of a contemporary of ImamImam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
Ahmad Gragn named Ashab 'Utman, whom tradition says was an important missionary of Islam
Islam in Ethiopia
According to the latest 2007 national census, Islam is the second most widely practised religion in Ethiopia after Christianity, with over 25 million of Ethiopians adhering to Islam according to the 2007 national census, having arrived in Ethiopia in 615...
in what became the Arsi Zone, lies near Tijo. He is said to have been killed by the Ogaden
Ogaden
Ogaden is the name of a territory comprising the southeastern portion of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. The inhabitants are predominantly ethnic Somali and Muslim. The title "Somali Galbeed", which means "Western Somalia," is often preferred by Somali irredentists.The region, which is...
warrior Atalibo and was then cursed for this deed by Imam Ahmad's successor Emir
Emir
Emir , meaning "commander", "general", or "prince"; also transliterated as Amir, Aamir or Ameer) is a title of high office, used throughout the Muslim world...
Nur ibn Mujahid
Nur ibn Mujahid
Nur ibn Mujahid ibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdullah al Dhuhi Suha , of the Ahl Suhawyan division of the Marehan branch of the Somali Darod clan, was Emir of Harar in the 16th century...
. The Hadiya clans Dooda, Weege, and Malge claim him as their ancestor. Ashab 'Utman's cupola-shaped tomb, which Braukämper states "was presumably erected in the 1880s", over the following decades became an important focus of local Muslim attention.
Tijo served as the administrative center for Arsiland during the Italian occupation
Italian East Africa
Italian East Africa was an Italian colonial administrative subdivision established in 1936, resulting from the merger of the Ethiopian Empire with the old colonies of Italian Somaliland and Italian Eritrea. In August 1940, British Somaliland was conquered and annexed to Italian East Africa...
.
Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of a primary school in Tijo during the year 1968. Tijo is composed of several small villages which include Bura Jallee, Wajiifi Titte, Digeluu, Naannawa, and Kallaa.
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical AgencyCentral Statistical Agency (Ethiopia)
The Central Statistical Agency is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth, as well as to act as an official training center in that field. It is part of the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance and...
of Ethiopia published in 2005, Tijo has an estimated total population of 2,048, of whom 946 are men and 1,102 women. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 1,148 of whom 513 were men and 635 were women.