Regions with significant populations | |
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Banaadir , Lower Shabelle , Bay and Gedo | |
Languages | |
Aff Mahdoonte, Benadiri Somali, Somali and Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Sheekhaal Jaziira, Shaanshi, Hatimi, Gaameedle, Reer Marka, Reer Faqi, Biido, Asharaf, Bravanese people, and other Benadiri people |
Sheekhaal Gendershe ( Somali: Benadiri Gendershe Arabic:شيخال جندرشه) also known as Reer Aw Garweyne are a Benadiri clan, mainly from the southern coastal towns of Gendershe, Marka [1] and Mogadishu. The Gendershe have also established communities in the hinterlands in towns such as Afgooye and the villages surrounding it due to trading and farming.
The Reer Aw Garweyne, who are more commonly known as Sheekhaal Gendershe get their name from the town in which their patriarch first settled in (Gendershe). The tomb of their ancestor Aw Cusmaan Garweyne (big beard) is also buried in this village synonymous with this clan and its destination of siyaaro (pilgrimages) to venerate their ancestor Aw Cismaan. [2] [3]
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Regions with significant populations | |
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Banaadir , Lower Shabelle , Bay and Gedo | |
Languages | |
Aff Mahdoonte, Benadiri Somali, Somali and Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Sheekhaal Jaziira, Shaanshi, Hatimi, Gaameedle, Reer Marka, Reer Faqi, Biido, Asharaf, Bravanese people, and other Benadiri people |
Sheekhaal Gendershe ( Somali: Benadiri Gendershe Arabic:شيخال جندرشه) also known as Reer Aw Garweyne are a Benadiri clan, mainly from the southern coastal towns of Gendershe, Marka [1] and Mogadishu. The Gendershe have also established communities in the hinterlands in towns such as Afgooye and the villages surrounding it due to trading and farming.
The Reer Aw Garweyne, who are more commonly known as Sheekhaal Gendershe get their name from the town in which their patriarch first settled in (Gendershe). The tomb of their ancestor Aw Cusmaan Garweyne (big beard) is also buried in this village synonymous with this clan and its destination of siyaaro (pilgrimages) to venerate their ancestor Aw Cismaan. [2] [3]
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