Bimaal
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"Bimal" redirects here. For people with this name, see Bimal (name).
The 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 compared to the war of the Sayyid in Somaliland.[1][2][3] 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.[4][5]
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Biimal | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Languages | |
Somali and Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam (Sunni) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Gadabuursi, Issa, Surre, Jaarso, Gurgura, Bursuuk, Akisho, Garre (Quranyow), other Dir clans |
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