Muuse Abokor موسى أبو بكر | |
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Djibouti Somaliland | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somaliland | |
Languages | |
Somali, Arabic | |
Religion | |
Islam | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Habr Je'lo clans, and Isaaq |
The Musa Abokor (Somali: Muuse Abokor, Arabic: موسى بن أبو بكر full name: Mūsa ibn Abū Bakr ibn Jibrīl ibn Abū Bakr ibn Mūsa ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad) is a Somali clan, and a 2 major sub-division of the muuse sh isxaaq clan of the Isaaq clan-family.[1]
The Musa Abokor are one of the largest sub-divisions of the Habr Je'lo clan family.[2] They inhabit the Togdheer, Sahil, Sanaag and Sool regions of Somaliland. They exclusively dominate the Aynabo district in Sool and El Afweyn district in Sanaag, as well as reside the provincial capital of Erigavo.Also they are well resided the provincial capital of Burao togdheer[3][4] They are also present in Isiolo, Kenya, where they form part of the Isahakia community. Major sub-divisions of the clan include the Bi'iide, Reer Yoonis, Uduruhmiin, Bahmajeelo, Buraale Yoonis, Mahamed Bare and Ali Barre.