Rahanweyn
The Rahanweyn (Reewin Northern Somali: Raxaweyn, Arabic: رحنوين), also known as the Digil and Mirifle (Somali: Digil iyo Mirifle) are a major Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory and densely populated fertile valleys of the Jubba and Shebelle rivers and the area between are mainly inhabited by settlers from the Digil and Mirifle lineages.
Raxanweyn Reewin | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya | |
| Kenya | 11,636 |
| Languages | |
| Somali (including Maay dialect) | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hawiye, Dir (clan), Isaaq, Darod and other Somali people | |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.