Jidwaq
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Somali and Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Predominately Sunni, Sufism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ogaden, Absame, other Darod groups, and other Somali clans |
The Jidwaq (Somali: Jidwaaq, Arabic: جيدواق) is a Somali clan, and one of the largest Somali clans in the Somali region of Ethiopia. The major sub-groups are: Abaskuul, Bartire, and Yabarre. The Jidwaq are also part of the major Absame clan confederation. In Somali regino They live In Jigjiga Kebribayah.
Members of the Jidwaq group primarily inhabit the North-eastern region of the 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.
According to the UNHCR, the Jidwaq in the Somali region of Ethiopia are mostly agro-astrologists. They often engage in agriculture, but also raise livestock.
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.
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In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:
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