The Jidwaq ( so, Jidwaaq, ar, جيدواق) is a large
Somali clan, part of one of the largest
Somali clans families, the Absame
Darod.
Overview
The Jidwaq clan primarily inhabit 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 ...
of
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
, (where they live in the
Jigjiga area), the
North Eastern Province of
Kenya
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and the
Jubaland
Jubaland ( so, Jubbaland, ar, , it, Oltregiuba), the Juba Valley ( so, Dooxada Jubba) or Azania ( so, Asaaniya, ar, ), is a Federal Member State in southern Somalia. Its eastern border lies east of the Jubba River, stretching from Gedo t ...
region of southern
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
(where they live south of
Bu'ale
Bu'ale ( so, Bu'aale, Maay: ''Bu'aaly'') is a town in the Middle Juba region of Somalia. It is the capital of the Bu'aale District as well as the de jure capital of the Jubaland State region, situated in the southern Jubba River valley. Bu'ale is ...
). The name ''Jidwaaq'' means "the path of God" in the
Somali language.
According to the
UNHCR
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integrati ...
, the Jidwaq in the Somali region of Ethiopia are mostly agro-pastoralists. They often engage in agriculture but also raise livestock.
History
The Jidwaaq (Bartire) and the Gerri have been described by ''The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society'' as the western-most branches of the Darod clan. The Bartire subclan in particular has been described as pastoralists in addition to growing coffee, as well as intermarrying with the
Emirs
Emir (; ar, أمير ' ), sometimes transliterated amir, amier, or ameer, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or cerem ...
of
Harar
Harar ( amh, ሐረር; Harari: ሀረር; om, Adare Biyyo; so, Herer; ar, هرر) known historically by the indigenous as Gey (Harari: ጌይ ''Gēy'', ) is a walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is also known in Arabic as the City of Saint ...
, giving them an amount of influence.
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
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's ''Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics'' from 2005 and the
United Kingdom
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's
Home Office publication, ''Somalia Assessment 2001''.
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Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics
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*
Darod (Daarood)
***
Absame
****Jidwaaq
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Abaskuul
The Abaskuul, Abasguul, Abasgul or Abaskul (Somali: ''Abasguul'', ''Abaskuul''. Arabic: ابسغول) is a Somali sub-clan of the Jidwaaq, Absame, Kumade, Kablalah, Darod line. The Abaskuul mainly reside between Jigjiga and Degahbur in the Somal ...
*****Yabare
*****
Bartire
Notable persons
*
Hawo Tako
Hawo Tako (died 1948) was a prominent Somali activist.
Biography
Hawo Tako belonged to the Abaskuul, Jidwaaq Absame clan which settles the Middle Juba region of Somalia as well as the Fafan valleys in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. A member o ...
, Somali nationalist hero
*Garad Hirsi Farah Hirsi (Wiil-Waal), The 17th
Garad of the Bartire.
The Jigjiga Airport (JIJ) is named after him. Many Somali folklore stories are based on his life.
*Abdiwasa Abdilahi Bade, Somali academic and Ethiopian Federal Government Minister.
*Abdulfatah Abdullahi Hassan, Former Ethiopian Federal Minister for Labour, Current Ambassador to Somalia
![Garaad kulmiye garaad wiilwaal](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a0/Garaad_kulmiye_garaad_wiilwaal.jpg)
*Garad Kulmiye Mohammed Dool Wiil-Waal, The current
Garad of the Absame and Bartire, Leader of 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 ...
Council of Elders
*Mubashir Dubbad Raage, Former Minister of Finance, Current Minister for Security of 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 ...
.
See also
*
Gidaya, ancient state in the region
References
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Darod
Somali clans
Somali clans in Ethiopia