Gardhere
Gardhere or Gardere or Garder (Somali: Gardheere, Arabic: جرذير ) also more commonly known as Gardhere Samale (Somali: Gardheere Samaale) is a large Somali clan that inhabits vast territories in Kenya, Southern Ethiopia and Southern Somalia. Notable sub-clans who belong to the Gardhere Samale are the Garjante, Degodia, Masare, Gaalje'el, Isse, Garre, whom all trace descent from Gardheere Samaale.[1][2][3]
Clan tree
Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology:Conflict analysis in Bakool and Bay, South-western Somalia in 2004 shows the following clan tree for the Gardhere[3][4]
References
- ^ Adam, Hussein Mohamed; Ford, Richard (1997-01-01). Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century. Red Sea Press. p. 127. ISBN 9781569020739.
- ^ Ahmed, Ali Jimale (1995-01-01). The Invention of Somalia. The Red Sea Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780932415998.
- ^ a b Ahmed, Ali Jimale (1995-01-01). The Invention of Somalia. The Red Sea Press. p. 123. ISBN 9780932415998.
- ^ Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany, Conflict analysis in Bakool and Bay, South-western Somalia https://www.eth.mpg.de/3709496/consultancy_report_mar_2004.pdf page 32/31