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The Awrtable ( Somali: ''Awrtable'',

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: ''أورتبلي''; also spelled ''Ortable'', ''Aurtable'' or ''Owrtable'') is a Somali sub-clan from the

Darod clan The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as ''Darood''. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries ...

Background

The Awrtable have a vast traditional territory covering

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, and some areas of

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. They primarily inhabit the

Puntland Puntland ( so, Puntland, ar, أرض البنط, it, Terra di Punt or ''Paese di Punt''), officially the Puntland State of Somalia ( so, Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ar, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a F ...

state of Somalia also be found in the

Somali Region The Somali Region ( so, Deegaanka Soomaalida, am, ሱማሌ ክልል, Sumalē Kilil, ar, المنطقة الصومالية), also known as Soomaali Galbeed (''Western Somalia'') and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional state ...

and the

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state. They live in or have significant population centers in almost every Somali state or ''gobol.'' The Awrtable are situated mainly around the cities of

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Galkacyo Galkayo ( so, Gaalkacyo, ar, جالكعيو Dr Badal Kariye Ba Bsit Ma Mba & Phd, ''The Kaleidoscopic Lover: The Civil War in the Horn of Africa & My Itinerary for a Peaceful Lover'', (AuthorHouse: 2010), p.116.) which in Af- Somali translates t ...

, Gacmofale,

Garowe Garowe ( so, Garoowe, ar, غَاْرَّوْؤَيَ,

, Meeraysane, Balibusle,

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, Godobjiraan, Godod, Rabaable,

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, Afdheer, Bosaaso (Bender Qaasim) and Shilaabo. The largest Sub-clan of the Awrtable are the Musa Ibrahim. In the pre-'' Kacaan'' era, Awrtable made up a majority of

Darod The Darod ( so, Daarood, ar, دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as ''Darood''. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripherie ...

residents in the capital of

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Etymology

The name Awrtable is an example of a

portmanteau A portmanteau word, or portmanteau (, ) is a blend of words The name comes from the origin story of the Darood clan;

Abdirahman bin Isma'il Al-Jabarti Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, ( ar, عبدالرحمن بن اسماعيل الجبرتي) also known as Daarood, Dawud or Da'ud (), is the semi-legendary common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan. According to local tradition, Abdirahman d ...

, the patrilineal father of all Darood families, was given Dir's daughter girl by the name of Donbiro/Dombira. The dowry price given was that one of the sons from that union would be given to the Dir and be raised as one of them. The dowry was delayed until the fifth and youngest son, Yusuf, was born. He was raised amongst his mother's side of the family. One day, he overheard his uncles planning to murder his father and his brothers. He then decided to tie the camels of his mother's people, then receiving the name Awrtable—or he who slyly tied the camels. For that reason, his father Abdirahman made a supplication and what can be seen as a prediction that the descendants of Yusuf would be small in number but excel in learning and rank.

Clan tree

The clan tree is based on Généalogie du peuple Somali and a study by the African Studies Centre. The clan tree is shown below.Généalogie du peuple Somali. n.d. (Compiled in Documentation, Information and Research Branch (DIRB), Immigration and Refugee Board. Feb. 1996. "Supplement to Information Session on Country Conditions on Somalia," pp. 98, 102) *

**Awrtable (Yusuf Darod) ***Muse Ibraahim ****Fiqi Idiris ***Maxamed Ibraahim ***Geedi Ibraahim ***Jamac Ibraahim ***Guled Ibraahim ***Ahmed Ibraahim ***Farah Ibraahim There is a tradition that suggests that the ''Dabare'' clan of the

Rahanweyn The Rahanweyn (Maay: ''Reewin or Roowing'', Northern Somali: ''Raxanweyn'', ar, رحنوين), also known as the Digil and Mirifle () are a Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory and dense ...

are originally descended from the Awrtable, being the brother of Islaam'uroone, the father of Ibraahim, the progenitor of the main Ibrahim subclans

Notable people

*Haji Diriye Hirsi was the founding member of the Somali Youth League. * Mohamed Abdi Yusuf was the former

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. *Ugaas Abdiladif ugaas xirsi ugaas warsame is the Ugaas of Awrtable * Careys Ciise Kaarshe was a famous Somali poet. *Abdiqani Gelle Mohamed, is the State minister of fisheries and Senator in the Upper House of the Somali Parliament. *Abdirahman Omar Mohamed (Dr. Cunaaye) was the Former Director of Benaadir Regional Medical, Public Health, and Epidemiology Services *Abdi Yusuf was the first Somali killed during the Dhagaxtur uprising against Italian colonization in 1943, and father of Mohamed Abdi Yusuf *Jabir Mohamed Abdi is the current State Minister of Education of the

Federal Government of Somalia The Government of Somalia (GS) ( so, Dowladda Soomaaliya, ar, حكومة الصومال الاتحادية) is the internationally recognised government of Somalia, and the first attempt to create a central government in Somalia since the Somal ...

*Abdiasis Nur Hersi is the former Minister of Labor and Sports from 1970 to 1977 *Mohamed Mohamud Gani is a professor of veterinary and former head of the

Somali National University Somali National University (SNU) ( so, Jaamacadda Ummadda Soomaaliyeed, ar, الجامعة الوطنية الصومالية, it, Università Nazionale Somala) is a national university in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. Its campus grounds w ...

. *Dr Mohamed Aden Dhagaweyne was an author of the "Garowe Constitution of Puntland", and a representative of

region. *Dr. Abdirahman Sheikh-Nur, J.D., Ph.D. He is the one who wrote the Somali constitution during the former central government of Somalia. *Abdirahman Nur Hersi is the former Minister of Finance in Somalia and founding member and executive Vice President of the

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*Sheikh-Nuur Muxammad the spiritual leader with many miracle appeared during his lifetime, blessings, and healing. He is well known in Somalia *General Mohamed Hussien Daa'ud "Xiirane" was a High Commanding General in the

Ogaden War The Ogaden War, or the Ethio-Somali War (, am, የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሊያ ጦርነት, ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya t’orineti), was a military conflict fought between Somalia and Ethiopia from July 1977 to March 1978 over the Ethiopi ...

References

Gilkes. Patrick. September 1994. The Price of Peace: Somalia and the United Nations 1991-1994. Bedfordshire, UK: Save the Children Fund, UK. {{Somali clans Darod Somali clans Somali clans in Ethiopia