Abdalla people
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Somali | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Predominantly Sunni, Sufism) |
The Ogaden (Somali: Ogaadeen, Arabic: أوغادين) is a Somali clan, and one of the largest Darod subclans.
Members of the Ogaden clan primarily live in the central Ogaden plateau of Ethiopia (Somali Region), the North Eastern Province of Kenya, and the Jubaland region of Southern Somalia. They also inhabit Somalia's major cities such as Mogadishu and Kismayo.
The Ogaden clan is known for resisting colonialism during the Dervish era and in Jubaland and North Eastern Province of Kenya (NFD) when both were colonized by the British. Members of the Ogaden clan were fighting European colonizers in 4 of the 5 regions, the Somali territories were split into by colonial borders; Somaliland, the Ogaden region, Jubaland in Southern Somalia and the North Eastern Province, Somali region bordering Jubaland. The most known anti-colonial Somali, Sayid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan hails from the Ogaden clan.
According to Human Rights Watch, the Ogaden is the largest Darod clan in Ethiopia's Somali Region, and may account for 50 to 60 percent of the Somali population in Ethiopia. Other views hold that they form at least 90 % of the Somali population in the Somali region. The Ogaden clan "constitutes the backbone of the ONLF". In particular, the ONLF operates in Ogaden areas
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