Ogaden (clan)

Ogaden
بنو أوغادين
Somali clan
EthnicitySomali
LocationSomaliaSomalia
EthiopiaEthiopia
KenyaKenya
Parent tribeDarod
Population5-6 million[1]
LanguageSomaliaSomali
Arab LeagueArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

The Ogaden (Somali: Ogaadeen, Arabic: أوغادين) is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa.[2][3][4]

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  2. ^ "Somalia: Minorities and indigenous peoples". Minority Rights Group International. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ Lewis, Ioan M (1999). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 12. ISBN 9780852552803. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ Lewis, Ioan M (July 1959). "Clanship and Contract in Northern Somaliland". Africa: Journal of the International African Institute. 29 (3): 274–293. doi:10.2307/1157617. JSTOR 1157617. S2CID 143243256. Retrieved 18 September 2019.