Sarinley is a small town north west of Bardera

Bardera

Bardera City is an important agricultural city in the Gedo region of Somalia. It is the second most populous town in the Juba Valley, with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region, and Garbahaarreey serving as Gedo's capital...

 in Gedo

Gedo

Gedo is an administrative region , formerly part of the historic Upper Juba Region in southern Somalia. Its regional capital is Garbahaarreey. Gedo is a region created in 1980s and is bordered by the Ogaden in Ethiopia, the North Eastern Province in Kenya, and the Somali regions of Bakool, Bay,...

 region in Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

. The town lies about 7 km west of Jubba River on the road to Garbahaarreey.

History

Sarinley started as a stop station for herders to and from Bardera. In those days the eastern side of Bardera was only accessible by boat. During 17th and 18th century, some settlers begun farming on the river bank. By the start of the 19th century, Sarniley was an established village with permanent residents.

With its relatively small size, Sariley is famous among the residents of Gedo region. This is because a few famous religious schools took root in Sarinley. Major Sufism teachings were associated with Sarinley from the start of the 20th century. Teachers such as Moallim Ahmed Sarmaale were the main attraction in Sarinleyhttp://www.amazon.com/dp/1420874748

Public Services

The first modern public services in Sarinley started in 1957 when Sarinley got its first primary school. A decade later, in 1967, the school was made part of Bardera school system. Residents of Bardera, especially, west Bardera residents, started sending their children to Sarinley Primary School. It was convenient for them because the bridge over the Jubba was not built until 1978. Most of the public services, government offices and Bardera City Market, and Livestock Market, were all located on the east side.

Soon after, Bardera District government made clean water services available to Sarinley Residents when many parts of Bardera proper didn't have such services.

Recent history

Sarinley received more residents as people fleeing from civil war fights made hope in Sarinley. There was a campaign in 2006-2007 school year to rebuild the only Primary School in Sarinley.

Rebuilding Sarinley Primary School

Graduates of Sarinley Primary who had their first schooling there more than 40 years ago started a campaign to collect school supplies, chairs, tables, office furniture and fund to renovate the school building. Other organizations such as UN's UNICEF afforded Sarinley Primary School some basic supplies back in 2006.