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Benaadir is bordered by the Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) and Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose), as well as the Somali Sea.
"Benaadir" is derived from the Somali banaadir, which means "coast", in reference to the southern Somali coastal cities of Mogadishu, Merka and Barawa. The place name reflects the region's medieval position as a key trade center with Persia, Arabian peninsula and far east.[5]
Its capital is Mogadishu, although the administrative region itself is coextensive with the city
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The Darod (Somali: Daarood, Arabic: دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan was Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as Darood.[1][2][3][4][5][6] In Somalia members of the clan settle in the Federal Member States of Jubbaland and Puntland. In Somaliland they settle the regions of Sool, Sanaag and Cayn. Furthermore, the clan has an ancillary presence in pockets of the states of Koonfur-Galbeed and Galmudug
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The Warsangali Sultanate centred in the sanaag and Bari regions of Somalia, a territory that is historically called the Maakhir. The sultanates which was one of the largest in the Somali peninsula, was founded in the 13th century by the sanaag and Bari regions of Somalia, a territory that is historically called the Maakhir. The sultanates which was one of the largest in the Somali peninsula, was founded in the 13th century by the Warsangali sub-clan of the Hart. The rulers of the sultanate were the descendants of the Gerad Dhidhin, however by the late 19th century, the reign of Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire began during some of its most turbulent years.[11]
The Dishiishe clan was among powerful clans in northeastern region
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