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Gurre

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The Gure or Gurre (Somali: Gurre) is an Oromo clan, a sub-clan of the major Arsi clan family.

Distribution

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The Gurre live in Liben zone and Afder zone. They dominate the districts, Qarsadula, Gorobakaksa and Gurredhamole, which are named after the Gurre clan, but also live in Elkare, Afder and West-Imi districts.Gurre community also live in Wargadud county of Mandera, Kenya and Somalia. [1]

Clan tree

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The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.[2][3]

  • Dir
    • Oromo
      • Oromo
        • Gurre''Goorre''
          • Warra Yaaco
          • Warra Jaarso
          • Warra Waajo
          • Warra Eejo
          • Warra Dhanqo
          • Yacanbaabo
          • Liibaano

Notable figures

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References

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  1. ^ "Socio-Economic Profile of Liban Zone". www.africa.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  2. ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p. 55 Figure A-1
  3. ^ Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, p. 43