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Eli dheere

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The Cali Dheere (Eli Dheere) are one of the major Marehan sub-clans. The majority of the Eli Dheere live in Beled Hawo and El Wak Districts in the Gedo region (gobolka) in southwestern Somalia, the Ogaden and the North Eastern Province.

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Clan tree

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. 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.

  • Cali Dheere(Eli Dheere)
  • Buraale
  • Dhaban Cadde
  • Darod (Daarood)
  • Marehan
  • Red Dini
  • Rer Hassan
  • Eli Dheere
  • Rer Siyad Husien [sic]
  • Kabalah
  • Absame
  • Ogaden
  • Makabul
  • Mohamed Zubeir
  • Aulihan
  • Jidwaq
  • Harti
  • Dhulbahante (Dolbahante)
  • Warsangali (Warsengeli)
  • Majeerteen (Mijerteen)
  • Omar Mahmud
  • Issa Mahmud
  • Osman Mahmoud (Osman Mahmud)
  • In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:

  • Darood
  • Kablalah
  • Koobe
  • Kumade
  • Isse
  • Sade
  • Mareehan
  • Facaye
  • Ortoble
  • Leelkase (Lelkase)
  • In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:

  • Darod
  • Harti
  • Ogaden
  • Marehan
  • Awrtable
  • Lelkase
  • Political organizations

  • Marehan Union (MU) (1956–1969)
  • Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party (SRSP) (1969–1976)
  • Prominent figures

  • Ahmed Sheikh Ali Ahmed (Burale)
  • Yussuf Kaante, the former Mayor of Beled Hawo
  • References

    Eli dheere Wikipedia