The Issa is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.
Issa man and woman in traditional attire (1844)
Issa Somali stands guard outside the abode of Ugaas Robleh Farah at Jaldessa
Issa herdsman armed with a spear and his dagger in the mountains of Arta
Issa Somali from the Ali Sabieh Region
The Gadabuursi, also known as Samaroon, is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.
The Tomb of Sheikh Samaroon
A poem composed by Ali Bu'ul in the Gadabuursi script.
Protectorate Treaty between France and the Gadabuursi, signed at Zeila, 25 March 1885.
A poem by Ugaas Nuur in the Gadabuursi Script