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Gurre

Somali sub-clan

Somali sub-clan

The Gurre or Gurra (Somali: Gurre) is a Somali clan. They are part of the sub-clan of the major Dir clan family and primarily live in the Somali Region of Ethiopia and the North Eastern province of Kenya.

Distribution

The Gurre live in Mano zone and Afder zone. They dominate the districts, Qarsadula, Gurrebaqaaqsa and Gurredhamole, which are named after the Gurre clan, but also live in Elkare, Afder and West-Imi districts.Gurre community also live in Wargadud county of Mandera, Kenya.

Clan tree

The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.

  • Dir
    • Madaxweyne Dir
      • Cali Madaxweyne
        • Gurre''Goorre''
          • Reer Yaaco
          • Reer Jaarso
          • Reer Waajo
          • Reer Eejo
          • Reer Dhaqane
          • Reer Yacanbaabo
          • Reer Liibaan

Notable figures

  • Ahmed Shide

References

jemal Mohamed Abdulah logistics and supply chain management professional

References

  1. "Socio-Economic Profile of Liban Zone".
  2. Worldbank, ''[http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics]'', January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p. 55 Figure A-1
  3. [http://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/somalia/ind01b_somalia_ca.pdf Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure] {{webarchive. link. (16 July 2011, p. 43)
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