Gurre

The Gurre or Gurra (Somali: Gurre) is a Somali clan. They are part of the sub-clan of the major Dir clan family and primarily live in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

Distribution

The Gurre live in Liben zone and Afder zone. They dominate the districts, Qarsadula, Gurrebaqaaqsa and Gurredhamole, which are named after the Gurre clan, but also live in Elkare, Afder and West-Imi districts.Gurre community also live in Wargadud county of Mandera, Kenya and Somalia. ^[1]

Clan tree

The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.^[2]^[3]

Dir
- Madaxweyne Dir
  - Cali Madaxweyne
    - Gurre''Goorre''
      - Warra Yaaco
      - Warra Jaarso
      - Warra Waajo
      - Warra Eejo
      - Warra Dhanqo
      - Yacanbaabo
      - Liibaano

Notable figures

Ahmed Shide

References

^ "Socio-Economic Profile of Liban Zone". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p. 55 Figure A-1
^ Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, p. 43

[1] "Socio-Economic Profile of Liban Zone". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-07.

[2] Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p. 55 Figure A-1

[ind01b_somalia_ca-3] Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, p. 43

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