Bandhabow

The Bandhabow are a confederacy of eight benadiri tribes that reside in Xamarweyne, Mogadishu, Somalia, and are one of the first groups to migrate to Xamarweyne. They are famous for making clothing called Alindi and are craftsmen, small traders, sailors and fishermen. This confederacy is mixed with gibil cad (Light skinned) and gibil madow (Dark skinned) tribes and no tribe is known for being strictly one or the other.

Clan tree

Amin Khalaafow, origins traced to Silcis
Bahar Suufi, origins traced to Yemen
Oontiro, origins traced to Ogaden (clan)
Sheybo, origins traced to Ajuran (clan)
Quruwaaye, origins traced to Badi Ade
Reer Ahmed Nuur, origins traced to Asharaf Ba Alawi, Reer Aw Hassan
Ali iyo Mohamed, origins traced to Hawadle (Ali) and Dhulbahante (Mohamed)
Gudmane, origins traced to Yemen

References

↑ Adam, Anita Sylvia. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 107, 156.
↑ Country Information and Guidance South and central Somalia: Majority clans and minority groups March 2015. 2015. pp. 30–31.
↑ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 9.
↑ Information on clan called Bandhabow.
↑ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 132–133.

[1] Adam, Anita Sylvia. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 107, 156.

[2] Country Information and Guidance South and central Somalia: Majority clans and minority groups March 2015. 2015. pp. 30–31.

[3] Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 9.

[4] Information on clan called Bandhabow.

[5] Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 132–133.

Bandhabow

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