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The Dir (Somali: Dir) is one of the largest and most prominent Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. They are also considered to be the oldest Somali stock...

six and ten generations. The Somali people are mainly divided among five patrilineal clans, the Hawiye, Darod, Rahanweyn, Dir, and Isaaq. The average person...

spelled Esa, or Aysa) (Somali: Ciise, Arabic: عيسى) is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family. As a Dir sub-clan, the Issa have immediate...

Surre (Somali: Surre, Arabic: سري), is a Somali clan, a sub clan of the major Somali Dir clan, The Surre inhabit in central and southern Somalia. And also...

The Bimaal or Bimal, (Somali: Biimaal; Arabic:بيمال) are a sub-clan of the major Dir clan family. This clan is widely known for leading a resistance against...

Muse clan, Tumaal, Yibir Non-Somali ethnic minority groups make up about 5% of the nation's population. They include Arabs, Bantus & Bajunis. Somali is...

Gurgure (Somali: Gurgure, Oromo: Gurguraa, Arabic: غُرْغُرَا) is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family. As a Dir sub-clan, the Gurgura...

The Isaaq (Somali: Reer Sheekh Isxaaq, Arabic: بنو إسحاق) is a major Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa...

The Akisho (Somali: Akiisho, Arabic: أكيشو) is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family. As a Dir sub-clan, the Akisho have immediate...

Osman Mahmoud (Somali: Cismaan Maxamuud; Arabic: عسمان محمود) is a Somali sub-clan and is one of the largest sub-clans within the larger Majeerteen Harti...

The Darod (Somali: Daarood, Arabic: دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan is Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known...

(Somali: Ajuuraan, Beesha Ajuuraan, Morshe, Arabic: أجران) is a Somali clan, part of the Jambelle clan which itself belongs to the largest Somali clan-family...

The Somali people (Somali: Soomaalida, Osmanya: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, Wadaad: صومالِدَ‎) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share...

Hararghe in the late 1880s, Somali clans were free of Ethiopian and Shewan control. Ethiopian Emperor Menelik's expansion into Somali inhabited territory coincided...

Jaarso, Giarso or Jaarsoo (Somali: Jaarso, Oromo: Jaarsoo, Arabic: جارسو) is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family They largely live...

(Somali: Gadabuursi, Arabic: جادابورسي), also known as Samaroon (Arabic: قبيلة سَمَرُون), is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family...

Samale (Somali: Samaale) is traditionally considered to be the common forefather of several major Somali clans and their respective sub-clans. His name...

The Ogaden (Somali: Ogaadeen, Arabic: أوغادين) is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. Members of the Ogaden clan primarily live in the...

The Bursuuk (Somali: Barsuug) or also written as Barsuk, Barsuq and Barsoub is a clan belonging to Madahweyne sub-clan of the Dir clan family and are...

The Warsangali (Somali: Warsangeli, Arabic: ورسنجلي), alternatively the Mohamoud Harti, are a Somali sub clan, part of the larger Harti branch, which...