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Hawiye

The Hawiye (Somali: Hawiye; Arabic: بنو هوية) are one of the principal and largest of the Somali clans, tracing their lineage back to Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, also known as Sheikh Hawiye, the eponymous figure of the clan. They are considered the earliest documented clan to have settled in the Somali peninsula, as noted in the 12th century…

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Location
Somalia Ethiopia Kenya Yemen
Branches
Karanle · Xaskul · Raarane · Gurgarte · Gugundabe
Descended from
Sheikh Ahmed (Hawiye)
Ethnicity
Somali
Language
Somali Arabic
Nisba
Al-Hawiyah الحاوية

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Origins and Etymology

Distribution

Sultanates

Role and Influence in Somalia

History

Clan tree

Notable Hawiye figures

Political factions and organizations

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Hawiye

Nodes277
Edges276
Triples304
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00722
Components1

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Hawiye

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related to Role and Influence in Somalia · 75
Hawiye → Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, Abgaal, Abgaal President Ali Mahdi, Aden Adde, African Union, Aidid, Al-Shabaab, Ali Mahdi Muhammad, Alliance, Alqaeda, ARS, As, At Independence, Baidoa, Brigadier General Salaad Gabeyre, But, Civil War, Darod Majerteen, Despite, Djibouti
related to Rulers and Nobility · 51
Hawiye → Abbas, Abtow, Adal, Adal Sultanate, Adal SultanateSultan Talha, AdalMuhammad Gasa, Ahmed Gabyow, Ahmed Gurey, Ahmed GureyAhmad, Ajuran SultanateCapo Sandhool Guure, AussaCaaqil Dheryodhoobe, Bahr Negash, BaleAbadir Umar, Benadir Coast Olol Dinle, Central Somalia, Century Muslim Saint, Chairman, Conqueror, Dirre Sheikh Hussein, East Africa
related to Clan tree · 36
Hawiye → Abdulle, Abdulle GalmaaxXuseen YonisSahal KoraayeAdan, Ali Jimale Ahmed, Badi AdeAfgaabMaamiyeSubeerBaydisleSaransoorGaaljecelBarsaneSooranleDoqondiideDirisameDar-WaaqAbtisameLahubeAloofiMakahiil OmarDegoodiFaiDumaalCiiseMasarreJidle, Cabdalla CarooneCiise HartiWa'budhanGalmaax YonisYusuf, Cali, CumarCabdalle CumarCali GaafAbsugeMacalin DhiblaaweAbdirahman, DarandoleHilibiCismaanWa'daanMaalinleSamakaayMoobleenMagacleAbidigIlaawayAbgaal, DauudYusuf DauudReer UgaasWa'aysle, DigeAdan WarsameCabdalle SamatalisFaramage SamatalisReer, Due, GalmaaxMaxamed MuuseCumar GalmaaxCeli CumarReer, Habar Nugaal, HartiWarsangeliSuul HartiMaxamed CarooneAgoonyarOwbakarReer ImaamYabar, HiraabMuduloodUdejeenKheyre MacalinAdan YacqubCabdi Sheikh, KuulowSharmarkeNacabsoorJijeeleReer FaqayReer WabarGorgaarteMaxamed, MadaxweyneYabar MadaxweyneAbdalle MadaxweyneAgoon AbdalleYabar, Madhibaan, Mataan, Maxamed CamalMaqlisameOwradeenSheekhaalLoobageMaxamed CaganeAw-QudubHabar GidirSacadSaleebaanCayrSaruurWadalaanSilcisHawadleSamatalisDige
related to Sultanates · 33
Hawiye → Africa, Ajuran, East Africa, East Asia, Ethiopia, Europe, History, Hobyo, Horn, Jambelle Hawiye, Kismayo, Lee Cassanelli, Middle Ages, Near East, North Africa, Pastoral People, Qelafo, Reconstructing, Somali, Somali Muslim
related to Origins and Etymology · 30
Hawiye → According, Ahmed, Arab, Arabic, Bin Abdulrahman, Bin Abu Talib, Bin Mahdi Bin Ahmed, Bin Mohammed Bin Aqeel, Bin Muhammed Bin Hanbal, Bin Uthman, British, Hawi, Hawiyah, However, Ioan Lewis, Irir, Islam, Islamic, It, Prophet
related to Distribution · 29
Hawiye → Abgaal, Beledweyne, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Galmudug Hawiye, Habar Gidir, Hiran, Hirshabelle, Hobyo, In Somalia, Jubbaland, Kenya, Mogadishu, Mudug, NFD, Samaale, Shabelle River, Shabelle Valley, Somali, Somali Region
related to history · 20
Hawiye → According, Africa, Ajuran Empire, Al-Idrisi, Al-Idrisi's, Along, Ethiopia, Hobyo, Horn, Ibn Sa'id, Kismayo, Later Arab, Merca, Mogadishu, Qelafo, Rahanweyn, Ras Hafun, Shabelle, Somali, Somalia
Branches · 6
Hawiye → Gugundabe, Gurgarte, Jambeelle, Karanle, Raarane, Xaskul
Descended from · 1
Hawiye → Sheikh Ahmed (Hawiye)
Ethnicity · 1
Hawiye → Somali

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somali somalia ajuran also clan mogadishu ethiopia region africa sultanate ahmed hiraab sheikh trade hobyo first south horn history shabelle

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HawiyeBranchesKaranle1.00infobox
HawiyeBranchesXaskul1.00infobox
HawiyeBranchesRaarane1.00infobox
HawiyeBranchesGurgarte1.00infobox
HawiyeBranchesGugundabe1.00infobox
HawiyeBranchesJambeelle1.00infobox
HawiyeDescended fromSheikh Ahmed (Hawiye)1.00infobox
HawiyeEthnicitySomali1.00infobox
HawiyeLanguageSomali Arabic1.00infobox
HawiyeLocationSomalia Ethiopia Kenya Yemen1.00infobox
HawiyeNisbaAl-Hawiyah الحاوية1.00infobox
HawiyeParent tribeSamaale1.00infobox
HawiyeReligionSunni Islam1.00infobox
Hawiyeis afirst documentary reference to a specific Somali group in the Horn of Africa0.90text

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