- The
Hawiye (Somali:
Hawiye, Arabic: بنو هوية, Italian: Hauija) is the
largest Somali clan family.
Members of this clan
traditionally inhabit central and...
-
incorporated into the new
interim administration. With its base
centered on the
Hawiye clan, the
United Somali Congress was
established in Rome on 7
January 1989...
- The
Hawiye moved quickly to
occupy the
south portion of Somalia. The
capital of
Mogadishu is
located in the
territory of the
Abgaal subclan of
Hawiye. Since...
- السبت) is a
Somali clan, and
subclan of
Murusade which is part of the
major Hawiye clan. Its
members live in Banaadir,
Galgaduud and
Lower Shebelle. Members...
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Gidir (Somali:
Habar Gidir, Arabic: هبر جدر) is a
major subclan of the
Hawiye. The clan has
produced some
prominent Somali figures,
including the first...
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Maxaa Tiri (i.e. most
spoken Somali)
belong to
other clans (Darod, Dir,
Hawiye and Isaaq) who
descend from Samaale. Both Sab and
Samaale are
believed to...
- وعدان) is a sub-clan of the
Hawiye and the even
larger Samaale clan. They are part of the
Gorgaarte subclan of the
Hawiye clan. The
Wacdaan rose to prominence...
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descended from
Gardheere Samaale. The
Garre are also
categorized as
southern Hawiye as well.
Garre are also
classified into
three major entities of the same...
- clan
which itself belongs to one of the
largest Somali clan-families — the
Hawiye.
Ajuran members largely inhabit Kenya as well as
southern east Ethiopia;...
- land. In particular, the Darod,
dominant in the
north of the city, and the
Hawiye,
dominant in the
south of the city,
fought over the city due to
their long-standing...