DhulbahanteThe Dhulbahante (Dhulbahante, البهانتة) is a Somali clan family, part of the Harti clan which itself belongs to the largest Somali clan-family — the Darod. They are the traditional inhabitants of the physiographic Nugaal in its topographic sense, and its pre-independence administrative sense, which included Doollo. The clan's progenitor is buried at Badweyn. The Ali Gheri clan were the first tribe to adopt the Dervish (Daraawiish) identity.
GadabuursiThe Gadabuursi (Somali: Gadabuursi, Arabic: جادابورسي), also known as Samaroon (Arabic: قبيلة سَمَرُون), is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family. The Gadabuursi are geographically spread out across three countries: Ethiopia, Somaliland and Djibouti. Among all of the Gadabuursi inhabited regions of the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is the country where the majority of the clan reside. In Ethiopia, the Gadabuursi are mainly found in the Somali Region, but they also inhabit the Harar, Dire Dawa and Oromia regions.
IssasLes Issas (Reer Sheikh Ciise, عيسى) sont un clan somali du nord, une subdivision des Dir, l'une des cinq grandes « confédérations claniques » des Somalis. Ils habitent principalement dans le sud de Djibouti, au nord-est de la Somaliland et dans l'est de l'Éthiopie. Les Issas parlent somali, une langue couchitique. Les relations entre les groupes et à l'intérieur de ceux-ci sont réglementées par un droit appelé xeer. Il organise en particulier le paiement des indemnités dues pour les blessures et décès, le prix du sang (diyya).
DjidjigaDjidjiga (en ጅጅጋ ; Jigjiga) est une ville de l'est de l'Éthiopie, à de Harar et à de Borama (Somaliland). C'est la capitale de la Région Somali. La population de la ville est d'environ . Djidjiga est la capitale de la région Somali, l'un des États régionaux de l'Éthiopie. Pendant la période estivale, la température y dépasse souvent , bien qu'elle soit à d'altitude. Djidjiga est mentionnée en 1842 par W. C. Barker comme une étape (mahalla) caravanière entre Zeila et Harar.
SamaaleSamaale, also spelled Samali or Samale (Samaale) is traditionally considered to be the oldest common forefather of several major Somali clans and their respective sub-clans. His name is the source of the ethnonym Somali. As the purported ancestor of most pastoralist clans living in the northern part of Somalia, Samaale lies at the basis of the largest and most widespread Somali lineage (the second largest lineage belonging to Samaale's brother Sab, the purported progenitor of most southern, cultivating clans).
MarehanThe Marehan (Mareexaan, مريحان) is a Somali clan, which is part of one of the largest Somali clans families, the Darod. The clan is one of the largest constituent sub-clans of the Darod. The majority of the Marehan live in the Jubaland in southern Somalia, as well as the Galguduud and Mudug regions in central Somalia, the Somali region of Ethiopia and the North Eastern Province of Kenya. The Marehan of Darood Jabarti are a noble Clan that has a history of rulership starting from before the Times of Adal, to the Imamate of Aussa and Emirate or harar, up until the modern Somali State.
Majeerteenthumb|Majeerteen 1898 Majeerteen (on trouve aussi les graphies Majerteen, Midjourtine...) désigne une branche du clan somalien Darod. Elle a donné son nom à un territoire du nord-est de la Somalie durant des siècles, à la pointe de la Corne de l'Afrique. Ce territoire était sous l'autorité d'un sultanat indépendant lors de sa colonisation par l'Italie à la fin du . Maintenant appelé Puntland, cetté région fédérée est l'une des plus stables de Somalie.
GarhajisThe Garhajis (Garxajis, غرحجس , Full Nasab: Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad bin Muḥammad bin al-Ḥusayn bin 'Ali bin Muhammad bin Ḥamza bin 'Abdullah bin Ayyub bin Qasim bin Ahmad bin Ali bin Isa bin Yahya bin Ja’far bin Ali al-Hadi bin Muhammad al-Jawad bin Ali al-Ridha bin Musa al-Kadhim bin Ja'far al-Sadiq bin Muhammad al-Baqir bin Ali Zayn Al-Abidin bin Husayn bin Ali bin Abi Talib al-Hashimi al-Qurashi ) historically known as the Habar Gerhajis (Habar Garxajis) is a major clan of the wid
Jidwaq (clan)The Jidwaq (Jidwaaq, جيدواق) is a large Somali clan, part of one of the largest Somali clans families, the Absame Darod. Jidwaaq are well known for their conquests in Abyssinia during the 1500s they played a very prominent role in Adal Sultanate. They are famous for bringing the largest army and were very loyal to Imam Ahmed. Jidwaaq have produced notable generals such as Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein who was the right hand man of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi The Jidwaq clan primarily inhabit the Somali Region of Ethiopia, (where they live in the Jigjiga area), the North Eastern Province of Kenya and the Jubaland region of southern Somalia (where they live south of Bu'ale).
GarreThe 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.
