People / group
Darod
The Darod are one of the major clan families of the Somali people, tracing descent from the ancestor Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, known as Darod. They live across north-eastern and southern Somalia, the Somali Region of Ethiopia and north-eastern Kenya. Their Harti branch, including the Majeerteen, Warsangali and Dhulbahante, founded several of the sultanates of northern Somalia.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Darod. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/darod
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- “Darod.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/darod. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Darod.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/darod.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Darod’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/darod (Accessed: ).
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