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Silcis Sultanate Map
The Silcis (sometimes spelled "Sil'is" or "Seles" in historical texts) are a Somalis, Somali subclan. They are part of the Gorgaarte subclan of the Hawiye clan, which is one of the major clans of the Somali people. The Silcis inhabit the traditional coastal region of Benadir in the southern part of Somalia. This region should not be confused with the much smaller present day Banaadir, Banaadir administrative region (Administrative divisions of Somalia, gobol) which contains Somalia’s capital Mogadishu. Silcis live, or have historically lived, along the Shebelle River, Shabeelle River in towns such as Afgooye and Jowhar, Jowhaar, as well as along the coast, especially in Mogadishu and Warsheikh, Warsheekh. Origin of the Silcis subclan The Silcis are a subclan of the Gorgaarte, who are in turn a subclan of the Hawiye. According to oral tradition, Gorgaarte, a son of the ancestor Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, Hawiye, had himself seven sons, the third of whom was Silcis. When h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somalis
The Somali people (, Wadaad's writing, Wadaad: , Arabic: ) are a Cushitic peoples, Cushitic ethnic group and nation native to the Somali Peninsula. who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic languages, East Cushitic Somali language is the shared mother tongue of ethnic Somalis, which is part of the Cushitic languages, Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. They are predominantly Sunni Islam, Sunni Muslim.Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi, ''Culture and Customs of Somalia'', (Greenwood Press: 2001), p.1 Forming one of the largest ethnic groups on the continent, they cover one of the most expansive landmasses by a single ethnic group in Africa. According to most scholars, the ancient Land of Punt and its native inhabitants formed part of the ethnogenesis of the Somali people. This ancient historical kingdom is where a great portion of their cultural traditions and ancestry are said to derive from.Egypt: 3000 Years of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
