Dir
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Dir is one of the oldest and largest Somali clan families, historically influential across the Horn of Africa and central to Somali social and political structures.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Somali clan family
ⓘ
clan ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Dir clan confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
Somali pastoralism
ⓘ
Somali poetry and oral tradition ⓘ |
| describedAs |
one of the largest Somali clan families
ⓘ
one of the oldest Somali clans ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Somali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableSubgroup |
Gadabuursi Sultanate (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Issa communities in Djibouti ⓘ |
| hasSubclan |
Akisho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biyomaal NERFINISHED ⓘ Bursuuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Gadabuursi NERFINISHED ⓘ Gariire NERFINISHED ⓘ Garre (sometimes classified) ⓘ Gurgure NERFINISHED ⓘ Issa NERFINISHED ⓘ Magaadle NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandaluug NERFINISHED ⓘ Qubeys NERFINISHED ⓘ Surre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Horn of Africa trade routes
ⓘ
Islamic sultanates in the Horn of Africa ⓘ Somali politics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAmong | major Somali clan families ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Somali clan family system ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Somali language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | anti-colonial resistance in the Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| playsRoleIn | Somali customary law (xeer) ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Awdal region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Banadir region NERFINISHED ⓘ Jubaland region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Shabelle region NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali Region of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Woqooyi Galbeed region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sharesAncestryTraditionWith |
Darod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawiye NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialStructure | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Djibouti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Ethiopia ⓘ northeastern Kenya ⓘ northwestern Somalia ⓘ southern Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesClanName | Dir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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