Haatim

Haatim حاتم
Regions with significant populations
Somalia and Kenya
Languages
AF Maadoonte Chimini, Benadiri Somali, Somali, Arabic and Swahili
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Biido, Asharaf, Bravanese people, Tunni and other Benadiri people

Haatim (Chimini: Ra Haatimi, Somali: Haatim, Arabic: حاتم ) are a Somali clan from southern coastal cities of Baraawe, Marka, Kismayo and Mogadishu,[1] they can also be found in the hinterland towns in the inter-riverine are of Somalia and further down the Swahili coast.[2] The Haatim clan are synonymous with the town they first settled in, Baraawe and make up one of the groups part of the "todobo Tol" (roughly translates to 7 clans) also known as Bravanese people.[3]

  1. ^ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 107–108.
  2. ^ Pouwels, Randall. Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean to 1800: Reviewing Relations in Historical Perspective. p. 419.
  3. ^ "Refugee Status Appeals Authority New Zealand: Refugee Appeal No 76062" (PDF). Refworld. UNHCR. 15 October 2007.