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Awbare is one of the oldest inhabited cities in Ethiopia, also known as Teferi Ber<ref name="csa.gov.et"/> which in Amharic denotes the name of Ras Tafari Makonnen's (Ge'ez {{lang|gez|ልጅ፡ ተፈሪ፡ መኮንን}}) Gate of Fear, a threat for the Abyssinian Empire during the peak of power for the Muslim State of Adal.<ref name="Magaaladda Aw-Barre"/> Awbare was one of the biggest cities of the former Adal Empire. It is the final resting place of Sheikh Awbare, whose tomb is located west of the town. The Bah Gurgura and Bah Sanayo sections of the [[Gadabuursi]] [[Dir (clan)|Dir]] clan are matrinileal descendants of both the celebrated patron saints Awbare and [[Awbube]].<ref> Nur, Sheikh Abdurahman 1993 {{cite web|date= 1993|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/442929206/Ilbaxnimadii-Adal-Iyo-Sooyaalkii-Soomaaliyeed|title= Ilbaxnimadii Adal Iyo Sooyaalkii Soomaaliyeed: The Renaissance of Adal Somali history|df=dmy-all}}</ref> According to historical accounts, both the celebrated patron saints Awbare and [[Awbube]] hail from the Nabidur branch of the [[Gurgura]], a subclan of the [[Dir (clan)|Dir]] clan family.<ref> Nur, Sheikh Abdurahman 1993 {{cite web|date= 1993|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/442929206/Ilbaxnimadii-Adal-Iyo-Sooyaalkii-Soomaaliyeed|title= Ilbaxnimadii Adal Iyo Sooyaalkii Soomaaliyeed: The Renaissance of Adal Somali history|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Both the tombs of the celebrated patron saints Awbare and [[Awbube]] are much frequented and under the protection of the local [[Gadabuursi]] [[Dir (clan)|Dir]] clan who dominate the region in which they are buried.<ref name="130.238.24.99">[http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/A/ORTAST.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia, Asta Dega - Azzazzo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228080936/http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/A/ORTAST.pdf |date=2008-02-28 }} The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 20 November 2007)</ref><ref> Nur, Sheikh Abdurahman 1993 {{cite web|date= 1993|url=https://www.scribd.com/document/442929206/Ilbaxnimadii-Adal-Iyo-Sooyaalkii-Soomaaliyeed|title= Ilbaxnimadii Adal Iyo Sooyaalkii Soomaaliyeed: The Renaissance of Adal Somali history|df=dmy-all}}</ref>