Issa (clan)

Issa
بنو عيسي
Dir Somali Clan
The Tomb of Sheikh Issa in Sanaag
EthnicitySomali
LocationDjibouti
Ethiopia
Somaliland
Descended fromIssa
Parent tribeDir
Branches
  • Ēlēye' (Musse & Mamasan)
  • Walaldon (Idleh & Youssouf)
  • Hōlle (Mahadle & Saaib)
  • Hōrrōne (Habar Walaal & Geele Walaal)
  • Ūrweyne(Cabdelle & Siciid)
  • Wardīq (Wakhtishiil & Rumawaaq)
LanguageSomali
Arabic
French
ReligionSunni, Islam

The Issa (also spelled Esa, or Aysa) (Somali: Ciise, Arabic: عيسى) is a northern Somali clan, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.

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