Arap
| ODAY ARAP أرب | |
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أحمد بن إبراهيم الغازي Imam Statue of Imam Ahmad in Mogadishu, Somalia Leader of Adal Reign c. 1527 – 21 Died 21 February 1543 (aged 36–37) Empire of Arap Axmed Ibraahim Wajaale Xasan Kulule Qoorgaab Sayeen Harti Bursuug Muuse Celi Arab isaaq|frameless]] | |
| Ethnicity | Somali |
| Descended from | MOHAMMED ibn ash-Sheikh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad |
| Parent tribe | location = Somalia Somaliland Ethiopia
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| Branches | Arap:
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The Arap or Arab (Somali: Arab, Arabic: أرب, Full Name: Muḥammad ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad bin al-Ḥusayn al-Hāshimīy) clan is a major Northern Somali clan of the wider Isaaq clan family. The Arap predominantly live on the middle and southwest side of Hargeisa. They also inhabit the Baligubadle district, with its capital Baligubadle being are an exclusively Arap territory. The territory of the clan extends to Ethiopia, in the area of Faafan, Gursum and Dhagahle. The Abdalle Arab, a sub-clan of the Arap clan is based in the Togdheer, Sahil. The Celi Arab, a sub-clan of the Arap clan is based in Hargeisa. Another sub clan, the Muuse celi arab inhabit the Bakool region in the South West State of Somalia, specifically the districts of Rabdhure and Elbarde.