Darod

Darod
دارود
Somali clan
The tomb of Sheikh Darod in Haylan, Sanaag.
EthnicitySomali
Nisbaal-Jabarti
Location Somalia
Ethiopia
Kenya
Yemen
Oman
Descended fromAbdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti
Parent tribeBanū Hāshim
Branches
  • Muhammad (Kablalah)
  • Yousuf (Awrtable)
  • Hussein (Tanade)
  • Ahmad (Sade)
  • Eissa (Cisse)
LanguageSomali
Arabic
ReligionSunni Islam

The Darod (Somali: Daarood, Arabic: دارود) is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan is Sheikh Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as Darod. The clan primarily settles the apex of the Horn of Africa and its peripheries, the Somali hinterlands adjacent to Oromia (Ogaden), and both sides of the KenyaSomalia border. The Darod clan is the largest Somali clan family in the Horn of Africa.