Rahanweyn
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The Rahanweyn (Maay: Reewin, Northern Somali: Raxaweyn, Arabic: رحنوين), also known as the Digil and Mirifle (Somali: Digil iyo Mirifle) are a major Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory and densely populated fertile valleys of the Jubba and Shebelle rivers and the area between are mainly inhabited by settlers from the Digil and Mirifle lineages.[2]
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Raxanweyn Reewin | |
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Regions with significant populations | |
Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya | |
Kenya | 11,636[1] |
Languages | |
Somali (including Maay dialect) | |
Religion | |
Islam (Sunni) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Hawiye, Dir (clan), Isaaq, Darod and other Somali people |
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