Ajuran (clan)The Ajuran (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 Hawiye. Ajuran members largely inhabit Kenya as well as southern east Ethiopia; considerable numbers are also found in southern Somalia. Some Ajuran members settled in Mogadishu. The Ajuran clan's origins are found in the Ajuran Sultanate, a Somali Muslim sultanate that ruled over large parts of the Horn of Africa in the Middle Ages.
BimaalThe Bimaal or Bimal, is a sub-clan of the major Dir clan family. This clan is widely known for leading a resistance against the colonials in southern Somalia for decades which can be -in a little way- compared to the war of the Sayyid in Somaliland. The Biimaal mainly lives in southern Somalia, the Somali region of Ethiopia, which their Gaadsen sub-clan mainly inhabits and in the NEP region of Kenya. The Bimal are the dominant clan in Merca district of Lower Shabelle region and make up the majority in Jammaame district of Lower Jubba region.
Zeilahthumb|Zeilah thumb|Carte allemande de 1860 thumb|Le sultanat d'Ifat (1285-1415) thumb|right|Le sultanat d'Adal vers 1500 thumb|right|La Province d'Égypte vers 1840 Zeilah ou Zeila ou Zaila, (Saylac, زيلع), est une ville portuaire de Somalie située dans le Nord du Salal, au bord du golfe d'Aden, non loin du débouché méridional du golfe de Tadjoura. C'est la principale ville de la région de Salal, au Somaliland, État qui occupe le territoire de l'ancienne Somalie britannique sans être reconnu par les institutions internationales.
Surre (clan)The Surre (Surre, سري), is a Somali clan, a sub clan of the major Somali Dir clan, The Surre inhabit in central and southern Somalia. And also can be found in Somaliland, Ethiopia and Kenya. The Surre have been associated with spreading the Islamic faith in Somalia and the Qadiriya Sufi tariiqa in central and southern Somalia. They left what is now Somaliland in approximately 1316 C.E. for central and southern Somalia.
AkishoThe Akisho (Somali: Akiisho, Arabic: أكيشو) is a sub-division of the Dir subclan of the clan family. As a Dir sub-clan, the Akisho have immediate lineal ties with the Issa, the Gadabuursi, the Surre (Abdalle and Qubeys), the Biimaal (who the Gaadsen also belong too), the Bajimal, the Bursuk, the Gurgura, (the Quranyow sub-clan to be precise as they claim descent from Dir), Gariire, other Dir sub-clans and they have lineal ties with the Hawiye (Irir), Hawadle, Ajuraan, Degoodi, Gaalje'el clan groups, who share the same ancestor Samaale.
Somali (région)La région Somali (en ሶማሌ ክልል ; Gobolka Soomaalida) est une des dix régions de l'Éthiopie. Sa population était d'environ en 2007. Sa capitale est la ville de Djidjiga. La région Somali est subdivisée en zones dont la liste est rappelée ci-dessous, puis en woredas (districts). La région, aride à semi-aride, consiste surtout en hautes plaines. Le fleuve le plus important est le Shebelé. Les trois rivières du sud, Dawa, Gestro et Ganale Dorya se réunissent pour former le Jubba de Somalie.
BursuukThe Bursuuk (Somali: Barsuug) or also written as Barsuk, Barsuq and Barsoub is a clan belonging to Madahweyne sub-clan of the Dir clan family. They largely live in Ethiopia, in the Somali Region, especially around the ancient city of Harar and between the city and Jigjiga. The Bursuuk were one of the Somali clans that fought on the left flank of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi's army during the Ethiopian-Adal War.According to Antoine d'Abbadie, he notes that the Barentu Oromo had occupied Dakkar from the Bursuuk which they have integrated in their mythology.
GurguraThe Gurgura, Gorgorah or Gurgure (Gurgure, Gurgura, غرغرة) is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family. As a Dir sub-clan, the Gurgura have immediate lineal ties with the Akisho, Gadabuursi, Issa, the Surre (Abdalle and Qubeys), the Biimaal (who the Gaadsen also belong to), the Bajimal, the Bursuk, the Madigan Dir, the Garre (the Quranyow sub-clan to be precise as they claim descent from Dir), Gurre, Gariire, other Dir sub-clans and they have lineal ties with the Hawiye (Irir), Hawadle, Ajuran, Degoodi, Gaalje'el clan groups, who share the same ancestor Samaale.
QubeysQubeys قبيس سر در is a branch of the Surre subclan of the Somali people, which is in turn a branch of the greater Mehe Dir tribe. Qubeys is brother to Abdalle Surre Dir. Surre (Abdalle & Qubeys) Qubeys قبيس, along with Abdalle, are a subclan of the Surre (clan). Surre Mehe is a member of the Royal Dir tribe. The Word Qubeys is an ancient Somali word which was once common amongst the traditional Somali population. The word itself means cleanliness.
Djibouti (ville)Djibouti (auparavant « district de Djibouti ») est la capitale de la république de Djibouti et l'une des six divisions administratives régionales du pays. S'étendant sur une superficie de , la ville de Djibouti est peuplée en 2018 d’environ habitants, soit plus des deux tiers de la population totale du pays. Fondés en 1888 sous domination française, la ville de Djibouti et son port occupent une situation stratégique au sud de la mer Rouge, principal accès à la mer de l'Éthiopie depuis 1998.
