The Garre (also Gurreh, Karre, or Binukaaf, Somali: Reer Garre, Arabic: بنو كاف, romanized: Banī kāf) are a prominent Somali clan that traces its lineage back to Samaale, who is believed to have originated from the Arabian Peninsula through Aqiil Abu Talib. The Garre clan is considered to be a sub-clan of the Digil-Rahanweynl clan family, which is part of the larger Rahanweyn clan. However, genealogically, they are descended from Gardheere Samaale. The Garre are also categorized as southern Hawiye as well.
Garre are also classified into three major entities of the same lineage but greatly recognized for their unique linguistics characteristics which is widely believed to have developed after their wide dispersal around the Horn of Africa, Garre Libin are identified by their language which resembles Oromo whom it is believed they had long time interaction as nomadic in southern Ethiopia and Northern Kenya. Garre Marre are found around the major Ganale Doria and Dawa basins in Southern Ethiopia and are identified by their unique dialect derived from the Rahanweyn (Digil and Mirifle) communities whom they interacted and settled in parmanent agrarian settlements along Ganale Doria and River Jubba.The third component of Garre which is believed to be the bearers of the original Garre language are identified as Garre Konfuur due to their dominant settlement in South Central Somalia.
The Garre Somalis colonised the Barava-Bajun region, the NFD of Kenya, and Bale province in Ethiopia before the Boorana and Warday Oromo.
Garre are ancient Soomali group that predated Hawiye. Garre, the word Gar derivated from soomali language means, the strong rope that is used to be tied at a camel and used for transporting, i.e the camel train. Gar, "Garrow" means also in soomali language bearded man. Gar means Just(Fairness) in Maay dialect which is one of the oldest Somali language. It also means "my home" in Harla language.
According to and Y-DNA analysis by Hirbo, around 75% of Garre carry the paternal E-M78 E-V-12 haplogroup, which is likely originated in Northern Africa.