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Issa
عيسى
Regions with significant populations
 Djibouti
 Somalia
 Ethiopia
Languages

Somali and Arabic

Religion

Islam

Related ethnic groups

Gadabuursi, other Dir groups and Somali clans

The Issa (Somali: Ciise, Arabic: عيسى‎) are a Somali clan, a sub-clan of the Dir.[1]

The Issa primarily reside in Djibouti, the Awdal district of Somaliland in northern Somalia, and the Shinile Zone located in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

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[edit] Sub-clans

The Issa are sub-divided into several sub-clans including:

  • Howlgati and Walaaldoon (Makahir, Mahamuud, Iidleh)
  • Uurweeyne (Fiqi and Abdalle)
  • Ceeleeye (Muuse, mamasan)
  • Hooroone (Habar Walaal and Geelwalaal)
  • Fuurlabe (Mahdle, Saaib)
  • Wardiq

[edit] Prominent figures

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ King, p.169.

[edit] References




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