Jaarso
Northern Somali clan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ethnic group. For the district, see Jarso (woreda).
The Jaarso, Giarso or Jaarsoo (Somali: Jaarso, Oromo: Jaarsoo, Arabic: جارسو) is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family [1] They largely live in Ethiopia, in the Oromo Region and the Somali Region, especially in and around the ancient cities of Chinaksen, Harar and Jigjiga[2][3] [4][5]
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Jaarso جارسو | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Ethiopia | |
Languages | |
Somali, Oromo and Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam (Sunni) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Akisho, Issa, Gadabursi, Surre, Gurgure, Biimaal, Gurre and other Dir clans. |
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