Gadabuursi
| غادابورسي سمرون | |
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The Tomb of Sheikh Samaroon
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| Somali and Arabic | |
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| Islam (Sunni, Sufism) | |
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| Issa, Surre, Biimaal, Gurgura, Bursuuk, other Dir clans, Isaaq, Hawiye, Darood and other Somali clans. Saho people(Gadafur) |
The Gadabuursi or Gadabursi (Somali: Gadabuursi, Reer Sheikh Samaroon and Reer Sheikh Maxamuud, Arabic: غادابورسي, سمرون) also commonly referred to as, Samaroon or Samaroon Said. They represent a large sub-clan of the Northern Dir Somali clan family.
They are geographically spread out across (3) countries; Somaliland, Ethiopia and Djibouti. In Somaliland, the Gadabuursi are the pre-dominant clan in the Awdal region and they also inhabit parts of Waqooyi Galbeed. In Djibouti: Where they are one of the main clan groups and the clan who founded the name "Cote francaise des Somalis". Among all the Gadabuursi inhabited regions of the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is the region where majority of the clan reside. In Ethiopia, the Gadabuursi mainly live in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, but also live in Ethiopia's Afar region and Oromia region.
The etymology of the name Gadabursi, as described by writer Ferrand in "Ethnographic Survey of Africa" refers to Gada meaning people and Bur meaning mountain, hence Gadabursi is believed to mean "people of the mountains".
The vast majority of Gadabuursi clan members claim descent from Sheikh Samaroon. It should be noted that, all members of the Samaroon sub-clan are a part of the larger Gadabuursi clan family, rather not all members of the Gadabuursi clan family are members of the Samaroon sub-clan.
The Gadabuursi in particular, is the only clan with a longstanding tradition of sultan. The Gadabursi use the title "Ugaas" which means sultan and/or king. "Ughaz or "Ugas".
The former president of the northwestern Somaliland region of Somalia, Dahir Rayale Kahin hails from the Gadabuursi clan.
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