Saransoor

Saransoor (Somali: Saransoor) is a Somali Samaale clan family,[1] among the largest by population and by area, inhabiting a traditional territory in Somalia spanning from Qorahsin, Hiran, to Ras Kamboni, Lower Jubba. In Kenya's North Eastern Province, Saransor make up the majority of the inhabitants of Wajir and have a significant presence in Mandera County they also have large population in Marsabit County and Isiolo County and Nairobi. In Ethiopia, a majority of the population of Liben Zone is Saransor they have very large population in Afdher, Dollo, Shabelle, Jarar, Dira Dawa and Jijiga.

Saransoor
Languages
Somali
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Garre Awrmale Hawiye Dir Hubeer Ajuran Dabarre

The Saransor comprise four major sub-clans include Gaalje'el, Degoodi, Masarre, and Issa Saransor.[2][3][4][5]

References

  1. Ahmed, Ali Jimale (1995). The Invention of Somalia. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-0-932415-99-8.
  2. Farah, Mohamed I. (1993). From Ethnic Response to Clan Identity: A Study of State Penetration Among the Somali Nomadic Pastoral Society of Northeastern Kenya. Academiae Ubsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-3036-8.
  3. Hashi, Abdinur Nur (1996). Weapons and Clan Politics in Somalia.
  4. Yazli, Johan Jamal (1993). Mogadishu: suka duka anak Malaysia di Somalia (in Malay). Utusan Publications & Distributors. ISBN 978-967-61-0390-1.
  5. Hassan, Mohamed Yusuf; Balducci, Roberto (1993). Somalia: le radici del futuro (in Italian). Il passaggio.
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