Somalis in Dubai

[miskeen86]

As of 2005, 17% of the population of the emirate was made up of UAE nationals. Approximately 85% of the expatriate population (and 71% of the emirate's total population) was Asian, chiefly Indian (51%), Pakistani (16%), Bangladeshi (9%) and Filipino (3%) and a sizeable community of Somalis numbering around 30,000.

That's a lot of somali pple in Dubai. What part of Dubai do these Somalis live at? Name the neighborhood, and what do these somalis do in Dubai?

[Hyperactive]

miskeen, somalis in khaliij do not reside together. like somalis in the west. you can see cheap , getto places , somalis live but just cause it's in their budget.

somalida, wey kala fogaadan meshan. only new somalis after 90s you see them close.

[GIJaamac]

i dont know what parts they live but somalis are doing mad business there goldshops, clothing business, hotels.

Even though it is a country of fewer than 10 million people and has come top of the world's list of failed states for the past four years in a row, it is, I am told, the second biggest importer of goods from Dubai, after Iran.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-18117255

Somalis are literally there.

[Barwaaqoiyobashbash]

Lots of malis in Shaariqah,Cujmaan and Laasulqeymaah.

[miskeen86]

miskeen, somalis in khaliij do not reside together. like somalis in the west. you can see cheap , getto places , somalis live but just cause it's in their budget.

somalida, wey kala fogaadan meshan. only new somalis after 90s you see them close.

somalis in west don't all live together either, but there are some neighborhoods where u can find many somalis, we call them lil xamar. so where is the lil xamar of Dubai?

[Meyle]

miskeen, somalis in khaliij do not reside together. like somalis in the west. you can see cheap , getto places , somalis live but just cause it's in their budget.

somalida, wey kala fogaadan meshan. only new somalis after 90s you see them close.

somalis in west don't all live together either, but there are some neighborhoods where u can find many somalis, we call them lil xamar. so where is the lil xamar of Dubai?

A place called Suuq al-Dahab has many Somalis living and working there. You'll even find Somali owned hotels etc. but thats not the only place they live and work. You'll find Somalis all over Dubai.

[Hyperactive]

lol @lil xamar. it could be but i dont know. i know in doha, people who live here so long, dont like to be with somalis. just new people socialize. i dont think there is lil xamar. maybe somali maqayad. each group are divided. isaaqs which are majority old timers with dulbahante, ogaden always argue. southerns are together etc.

[Somaliman50]

majority of somalis in saudi are hawiye, especially abgaal. suxayfah sidey u buux dhaafiyeen waad yaabee

[Saraxnow]

Yes, in recent years in Dubai there has been an increase in the number of Somalis,it never used to be that popular, but as Hyper said most Somalis there live dispersed from each other.They may meet up in Makhaads but don't necessarily live in the same place. There were some areas where you'd find more than a couple families living with much cheaper rents,but a lot of people are always on the move for either better housing/jobs. I'd say amongst the Emirates, Ajman followed by Sharjah and Dubai has the highest population of Somalis including Al-Ain.



Forget that, the Cadaan Brits are taking over.

[LiquidHYDROGEN]

Quite a few somalis in Dubai last time visited. And the good thing is, they're all businessmen.

[Hyperactive]

sarax, did you notice, old timers all left to the west, 3iyaal ma yakhalif, now all you see new people that speak somali!! i remember growing up, none used to speak even parents. hada wah wada somali ko hadlaya so boohsamay!

[Saraxnow]

^^So true wallah. The ones who were born or bred there have left for back home or the West. It's the same all over the Gulf.

But Hyper it's good for you, you get to practice Somali with the new ones.

[gurey25]

Up till 1991 there were over 100,000 somalis in the UAE
Mostly abudhabi and mostly isaaq.
Themajority have become refugees in the west or returnef home.
I was too young to care about qabiil back then but the population was too big that every subclan had their own cafes and resteraunts.
Habar awal had their own hj and hy their own.
My father used to frequent one called odayo xum.

[Cherine]

Up till 1991 there were over 100,000 somalis in the UAE
Mostly abudhabi and mostly isaaq.
Themajority have become refugees in the west or returnef home.
I was too young to care about qabiil back then but the population was too big that every subclan had their own cafes and resteraunts.
Habar awal had their own hj and hy their own.
My father used to frequent one called odayo xum.

[TheblueNwhite]

majority of somalis in saudi are hawiye, especially abgaal. suxayfah sidey u buux dhaafiyeen waad yaabee

I have an uncle who is 90 yrs old now and his grandchildren have children in Riyadh. They never left Saudi Arabia.