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THREAD🧵- Bulhar a historic port in the Sahil region of Somaliland with routes dating back to antiquity. The site is believed to correspond with the ancient commercial Port of Isis described by the Roman scholar Pliny the Elder.
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1⃣ Bulhar's routes date back to antiquity, the settlement was not repopulated until the mid-19th century. The re-establishment of Bulhar was due to a dissension between the Reer Ahmed Nur and Reer Yunis Nuh lineages of the Habar Awal clan both these clans fought over Berbera.

2⃣ With the support of Haji Sharmarke Ali Saleh, the ruler of Zeila, the Reer Ahmed Nuh drove out their kinsmen and declared themselves the sole commercial masters of Berbera. In retaliation for their expulsion, the Reer Yunis Nuh merchants founded the port of Bulhar.

3⃣ This act had an almost immediate effect as trade at Bulhar grew rapidly in the latter half of the 19th century, with the port becoming a major market for livestock, hide (skin), myrrh, ivory, coffee, and other various goods procured from the interior.

4⃣ Berbera & Bulhar import/export figures during the 1904 & 1928 trading season. Berbera & Bulhar were the two biggest commercial ports in Somalia. 'Habar awal' had no competition so two sub clans Reer Ahmed & Reer Younis were competing with each other.

5⃣ Berbera and Bulhar's extensive trade links covered large tracks of the Somali and Ethiopian interiors, and the Habar Awal merchants from Berbera and Bulhar had trade contracts with merchants from as far as Aden, Mogadishu, and Merca.