Rahanweyn

Rahanweyn
رحنوين
Reewin
Somali clan
Traditional weapons and tools of the Rahanweyn
EthnicitySomali
LocationSomaliaSomalia
EthiopiaEthiopia
KenyaKenya
Branches
  • Digil
  • Mirifle
LanguageSomaliaSomali (Maay dialect)
Arab LeagueArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

The Rahanweyn (Maay: Reewin, Somali: Raxanweyn, Arabic: رحنوين), also known as the Digil and Mirifle (Somali: Digil iyo Mirifle) is a major Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory in the densely populated fertile valleys of the Jubba and Shebelle rivers and the areas inbetween, which are mainly inhabited by settlers from the Digil and Mirifle lineages.[1]

The Leader of Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA)
Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud, former leader of Rahanweyn Resistance Army
  1. ^ Islam in the World Today: A Handbook of Politics, Religion, Culture, and Society Page 443