Reer Ahmed Nur
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Regions with significant populations | |
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Benadir and Lower Shabelle | |
Languages | |
Aff Mahdoonte, Benadiri Somali, Somali and Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Reer faqi, Biido, Asharaf, Bravanese people, and other Benadiri people |
Reer Ahmed Nur (Somali: Reer Axmed Nuur Arabic:رير أحمد نور) also known as Reer Ahmed Nur Dufle are a Benadiri/12 Koofi clan mainly from the southern coastal cities of; Marka[1] and Mogadishu.[2][3]
Overview
The Ahmed Nur clan are said to be of a Aw Hassan ancestry but according some sources are of Shiikhall Gendershe[3] ancestry or Isaaq[4] ancestry. This clan are traditionally shop owners in the Benadir big towns and cities or traders and live near the busy Cabdalla Shideye area in Hamar Weyne[3] district of Mogadishu. This clan is part of the Bandaboow clan confederacy in Hamar Weyne, however in Marka they are a standalone clan and fall under the bigger local Banaadiri confederacy 12 Koofi.
References
- ^ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 108.
- ^ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 107 and 156.
- ^ a b c Ahmed, Hassan. La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala. p. 61.
- ^ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 156.