Marehan

The Marehan (Somali: Mareexaan, Arabic: مريحان) is a Somali clan, which is part of one of the largest Somali clan families, the Darod.

The clan are the largest tribe in the Jubaland state and make the majority of the Gedo, Middle Juba and Lower Juba states, some major cities in these states owned by the tribe are Beled Hawo, Jilib, Saakow, Kismayo, Bardhere and Burgabo. They are primarily concentrated on the western part of Middle Juba and the coasts of Lower Juba. The tribe can also be found in Galmudug, where they constitute the largest tribe in Galgaduud, owning the largest city and most urban district Abudwak. The tribe also make up the majority clan of the Wajir East Constituency, living all the way up to the road and have a huge presence in Mandera and Garissa. The tribe are also one of the largest in the South West State of Somalia, constituting the majority of the Yeed, Qansahdhere, Dinsoor districts. The grazing boundaries of the tribe also extend from the cities of Burgabo in Badhadhe District, to Barawe.

They are the largest Somali tribe in Ethiopia, constituting the majority of the Dollo Zone and the Shilavo (woreda), they can also be found in small numbers in Mustahil (woreda). In southern Ethiopia they dominate the whole northern half of the Liben Zone, extending into Oromia living in the city of Negele Borana. The tribe can also be found in Fafan Zone, living in Jigjiga and Tuli guleed. The tribe are the largest in Hararghe, however the majority of the tribe have been absorbed by the Oromo, they can also be found in Bale, and Shewa, mainly in the city of Adama. The tribe can also be found scattered all over Amhara, Tigray and Gurage, the majority of which are descendants of remnants from the Adal wars.

The Amarar tribe are descendants of the largest branch of the tribe, Amanreer, they correspondingly divide into 4 sub clans,1) Weled Gwilei, (2) Weled Aliab, (3) Weled Kurbab Wagadab, and (4) the Amarar proper of the Ariab district. The tribe settled here during the conquests Badlay ibn Sa'ad ad-Din who captured as far as Suakin in Sudan. To this day the tribe remains the majority of the city and the Ariab district. The Amarar are said to speak the purest form of the Beja language.

The ancestor of the Marehan tribe, Sade is said to have been buried in the city of Massawa, the largest port in Eritrea. This in turn is the reason the Saho have many of the clan among them, along with the Beni Amir who are theorized to descend from the largest sub clan of the tribe Radamir, the Amarar tribe can also be found in the city.