Daarood

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Also known as: Daarood Somali, Darod

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The Daarood are one of the major clan families of the Somali people, who primarily inhabit Somalia and surrounding regions in the Horn of Africa. The Daarood clan traces its ancestry to Sheikh Ismāʿīl Jabartī, who is believed to have settled in northeastern Somalia in the 11th century.12

Many members of the Daarood clan, like other major Somali clan families, traditionally practice nomadic pastoralism, moving with their livestock in search of pasture. Historically, the Daarood have been involved in significant migrations, contributing to the current distribution of Somali clans and engaging in conflicts and expansions, particularly with neighboring Oromo populations.32

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Somalia
Ethnic groups
Other clan families are the Daarood of northeastern Somalia, the Ogaden, and the border region between Somalia and Kenya; the Hawiye, chiefly inhabiting the area on both sides of the middle Shabeelle and south-central Somalia; and the Isaaq, who live in the central and western parts of northern Somalia. In…
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Other clan families are the Daarood of northeastern Somalia, the Ogaden, and the border region between Somalia and Kenya; the Hawiye, chiefly inhabiting the area on both sides of the middle Shabeelle and south-central Somalia; and the Isaaq, who live in the central and western parts of northern Somalia. In…
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Somalia
The great Somali migrations
…Ismāʿīl Jabartī, ancestor of the Daarood Somali, who apparently traveled from Arabia to settle in the northeastern corner of the Somali peninsula in the 11th century. This was followed, perhaps two centuries later, by the settlement of Sheikh Isaq, founder of the Isaaq Somali. As the Daarood and Isaaq clans…
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…Ismāʿīl Jabartī, ancestor of the Daarood Somali, who apparently traveled from Arabia to settle in the northeastern corner of the Somali peninsula in the 11th century. This was followed, perhaps two centuries later, by the settlement of Sheikh Isaq, founder of the Isaaq Somali. As the Daarood and Isaaq clans…
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