Geledi

Geledi
بنو غلدي
Digil Somali Clan
Flag of Geledi Sultanante
EthnicitySomali
LocationSomaliaSomalia
EthiopiaEthiopia
KenyaKenya
Parent tribeDigil
LanguageSomaliaSomali
Arab LeagueArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

The Geledi are a Somali clan that live predominantly in the environs of Afgooye city. They are a sub-clan of the Rahanweyn and led the Geledi Sultanate during the late 17th to early 20th century.[1] They are divided into two main lineage groups: the Tolweyne and the Yabadhaale.

  1. ^ James Stewart Olson (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An Ethnohistorical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 194.

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