Jidwaq (clan)
The Jidwaaq (Somali: Jidwaaq, Arabic: جيدواق) is a Somali clan in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, part of the largest Somali clan-family — the Darod.[1][2][3]
Regions with significant populations | |
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Languages | |
Somali | |
Religion | |
Islam (Predominantly Sunni, Sufism) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Ogaden, Absame, other Darod groups, other Somali clans |
Overview
Members of the Jidwaaq clan primarily inhabit the North-eastern region of the Ogaden plateau of Ethiopia (Somali Region),[4] the North Eastern Province of Kenya and the Jubaland region of Southern Somalia.
According to the UNHCR, the Jidwaaq in the Somali region of Ethiopia are mostly agro-astrologists. They often engage in agriculture but also raise livestock.[5]
Clan tree
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.[6][7]
- Darod (Daarood)
- Marehan
- Red Dini
- Rer Hassan
- Eli Dheere
- Kabalah
- Absame
- Harti
- Dhulbahante (Dolbahante)
- Warsangali (Warsengeli)
- Dishiishe (Dishishe)
- Geesa guule (Gesa-gule)
- Liibaan gashi (Liban gashi)
- Kaskii qabe (Kaski kabe)
- Majeerteen (Majerteen)
- Ali Saleebaan
- Mohamud Saleebaan
- Ugaar Saleebaan
- Ismail Saleebaan
- Abdirahim Saleebaan
- Ali Hijijle
- Ali Ibrahim (Reer Bicidyahan)
- Mohamud Ibrahim (Reer Mohamud)
- Siwaaqroon
- Wabeeneeye
- Wadal-Muge
- Marehan
Notable persons
- Hawo Tako, Somali nationalist hero
References
- "Somalia: Minorities and indigenous peoples". Minority Rights Group International. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- Lewis, Ioan M (1999). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 12. ISBN 9780852552803. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- Lewis, Ioan M (July 1959). "Clanship and Contract in Northern Somaliland". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 29 (3): 274. doi:10.2307/1157617. JSTOR 1157617. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Collective Punishment", p. 14
- http://www.unhcr.org/publ/RESEARCH/3d5d0f3a4.pdf
- Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55 Figure A-1
- Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, p. 43