Abgaal
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Somali and Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Mudulood, Habar Gidir, Karanle, other Hawiye clans |
Abgaal (var. Abgal; Somali: Abgaal, Arabic: أبغال) is a Somali clan, and part of the major Hawiye clan. Its members live in the Shabeellaha Dhexe, Galguduud, Banaadir, Mudug, Lower Shebelle, Middle Juba, and Jubbada Hoose regions of Central and southern Somalia. Abgaals consider Xamar (Mogadishu) as their traditional territory.
Abgaal is one subclan of the Mudulood family, which also includes Wacdaan, Moobleen, and Ujajeen.
Ali Jimale Ahmed outlines the Hawiye clan genealogical tree in The Invention of Somalia:
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