Darod
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The Darod is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as Darod. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries, the Somali hinterlands adjacent to Oromia (Ogaden), and both sides of the Kenya–Somalia border. The Darod clan is the largest Somali clan family in the Horn of Africa.
The tomb of Sheikh Darod in Haylan, Sanaag, Somaliland.
Mohamoud Ali Shire, leader of the Warsangali. Warsangali are a subclan of the Darod.
16th century manuscript showing Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein leading Yabarray division of Habar Maqdi The text underlined in red translates to '' The tribe of Yabirray with their leader Ahmed Girri." As the only primary source on the Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein and the Futuh Wars, this definitevly illustrates the identity of Ahmed Girri as not only Somali, but also of Jidwaaq Absame of the Darod clan.
Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid of the Sultanate of Hobyo, from the Majerteen Darod lineage.
Somalia
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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is on the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. Somalia has an estimated population of around 17.1 million, of which over 2 million live in the capital and largest city Mogadishu. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis. The official languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic, though the former is the primary language. The people of Somalia are Muslims, the majority of them Sunni.
Neolithic rock art at the Laas Geel complex depicting a long-horned cow.
The Beden is a fast, ancient Somali single or double-masted maritime ship.
The Silk Road extending from China to southern Europe, Arabia, Somalia, Egypt, Persia, India, and Java.
Statue of Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Imam of the Adal Empire.