Warsangali

Warsangali
ورسنجلي
Darod Somali clan
Portrait of Mohamoud Ali Shire, the 20th Sultan of the Somali Sultanate of Warsangali.
EthnicitySomaliaSomali
LocationSomaliaSomalia
YemenYemen
OmanOman
United Arab EmiratesUAE
Descended fromAbdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti
Parent tribeHarti
Branches
  • Aadan Siciid
  • Cawramale
  • Dubeys
  • Nuux Cumar
  • Reer Garaad
LanguageSomaliaSomali
Arab LeagueArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

The Warsangali (Somali: Warsangeli, Arabic: ورسنجلي), alternatively the Mohamoud Harti,[1] are a Somali sub clan, part of the larger Harti branch, which belongs to the Darod clan, one of the largest Somali tribe-families.[2][3] In the Somali language, the name Warsangali means "bringer of good news."[1] The Warsangali primarily inhabit the Sanaag.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cruttenden, C. J. "Memoir on the Western or Edoor Tribes, inhabiting the Somali Coast...", Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, 19 (1849), pp. 72-73
  2. ^ "Somalia: Minorities and indigenous peoples". Minority Rights Group International. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Somalia: Update to SOM23731.E of 24 April 1996 on the situation of the Warsangeli (Darod)". Refworld. Retrieved 2021-06-17.

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