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The Gadabuursi (Somali: Gadabuursi, Arabic: جادابورسي), also known as Samaroon (Arabic: قبيلة سَمَرُون), is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.

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Instance of
ethnic group
Subclass of
Dir Somali
Country
Somalia
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Encyclopedic overview

26 sections
Contents
  • Overview
  • Distribution
  • Saho people
  • History
  • Medieval Age
  • 19th Century
  • French Somaliland (Côte Française des Somalis)
  • The Ambassadorial Brothers
  • Early Folk Music
  • Balwo and Heello: Modern Somali Music
  • Early Somali Cinema
  • Roble Afdeb (Rooble Afdeeb)
  • Ali Bu'ul (Cali Bucul)
  • Geography
  • Gadabuursi Ughazate (Ugaasyada ama Boqortooyada Gadabuursi)
  • History
  • Fall of Harar in 1887
  • Administration
  • Customary Law (Xeer)
  • The Law of the King and the 100 Men (Xeerka Boqorka iyo Boqolka Nin)
  • Traditional Gadabuursi installation ceremony
  • Leaders
  • Y-DNA
  • Clan tree
  • Notable figures
  • References

The Gadabuursi (Somali: Gadabuursi, Arabic: جادابورسي), also known as Samaroon (Arabic: قبيلة سَمَرُون), is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.

The Gadabuursi are geographically spread out across three countries: Ethiopia, Somaliland and Djibouti. Among all of the Gadabuursi inhabited regions of the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is the country where the majority of the clan reside. In Ethiopia, the Gadabuursi are mainly found in the Somali Region, but they also inhabit the Harar, Dire Dawa and Oromia regions.

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