Darod
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The Darod (Somali: Daarood, Arabic: دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan is Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as Darod.[1][2] 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.[3] The Darod clan is the largest Somali clan family in the Horn of Africa.[4][1][2][5]
This article is about the Somali clan. For the legendary forefather of this clan (also called Darod), see Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti.
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Darod دارود | |
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Somali clan | |
Ethnicity | Somali |
Nisba | al-Jabarti |
Location | Somalia Ethiopia Kenya Yemen Oman |
Descended from | Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti |
Parent tribe | Banū Hāshim |
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Language | Somali Arabic |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
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