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Shrine of Aw-Barkhadle

Who rests here

Saints · Aw-Barkhadle

Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn, known as Aw-Barkhadle ('Blessed Father'), is regarded as a pioneer of Islam in the Horn of Africa, traditionally credited with devising an Arabic-script reading system for Somali; he is placed in the 10th-12th centuries (no firm death year is recorded).

Full biography of Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn (Aw-Barkhadle) →(the text above is quoted from the person's record)

How to get there

Located in: Aw-Barkhadle

Coordinates: 9.68944, 44.31083

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Permanent ID: EA-Y-000344 · this address reaches the same record even if its name changes; use it when citing.