Jaziira (clan)

Sheekhaal Jasiira (Somali: Shiikhaal Jaziira, Arabic: شيخال الجزيرة) also known as Aala Ba Hassan (Somali: Reer Ba Xassan, Arabic: آل باحسن) are a Banaadiri[1] clan mainly from the southern coastal cities of; Jasiira ,Jilib Marka , Marka[1] and Mogadishu and have established communities in the hinterlands in towns such as Afgooye and the villages around it such as Mareerey due to trading and farming.

Sheekhaal Jasiira شيخال الجزيرة
Regions with significant populations
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

Overview

The Reer Ba Hassan, who are more commonly known as Shiikhall Jasiira get their name from the town in which their patriarch first settled in (Jasiira). The tomb of their ancestor Sheekh Ba Hassan is also buried in this village synonymous with this clan and it's destination of siyaaro (pilgrimages) to venerate their ancestor Sheekh Ba-Hassan.[2] This revered ancestor of the Ba Hassan. In Marka they are part of the local confederacy, 12 Koofi & Mashaayikh along with clans such as Sheekhaal Gendershe, Sheekhaal Aw Cuthmaan, Reer Khadiib, Gaameedle, Duruqba, Reer Maanyo, Ashraaf Bin Hassan, Ashraaf Mahdali, Hatimi, Shanshiya, Shukureere, Juunji and Fasahaale .[2][3]

References
  1. Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 108.
  2. Haji Mukhtar, Mohamed. Historical Dictionary of Somalia. p. 146.
  3. Ahmed, Hassan. La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala. p. 10.


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