Duruqbo
Duruqbo(Somali:DuruqboArabic:دورقبو) are aBenadiri/12 Kooficlan mainly from the southern coastal cities of;MarkaandMogadishu[1]and have established communities in the hinterlands in towns such asQoryooleydue to trading.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| BenadirandLower Shabelle | |
| Languages | |
| Aff Mahdoonte,Benadiri Somali,SomaliandArabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Reer faqi,Biido,Asharaf,Bravanese people,and otherBenadiripeople |
Overview[edit]
The Duruqbo are clan that come from 2 different origins the Uqbah Bin Amir Alkinani who are fromMecca[2]and the Al Bakri who are a more recent addition fromOman.The former are mentioned in theMogadishufounding story as being part of the 39 original families to settle inMogadishuwhich 6 were said to Uqbah.[3]Where as the more recent Al-Bakri clan, are said to descend from Khalfan(Shandi) Mohamed Saif Hadi Al-Bakry( Bakar Bin Wail ) who is said to have moved toMarkasome 12 generations ago[2]or around 400 years ago according to oral tradition.[4]This is the family the most famous from amongst the Duruqbo comes from Sheikh 'Ali Maye(Mohamed) Haji 'Ali Bin Ahmed Bin Siddiq Albakry.[2]
Notable people[edit]
- Shaykh Ali Mohamed(Maye), a revered Sufi saint of the Albakry clan of Duruqbo federation. A yearly festival is held for him outside his shrine inMarkaand it ends on the 5 of the Islamic month of Safar[5]
- Ramla Ali,current African Featherweight Champion and the first boxer in history to have won a boxing title whilst representingSomalia.
References[edit]
- ^Adam, Anita.Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu.p. 108.
- ^abcAhmed, Hassan.La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala.p. 57.
- ^Ahmed, Ali Jiimale.The Invention of Somalia.p. 40.
- ^Ahmed, Hassan.La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala.p. 55.
- ^Adam, Anita.Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu.p. 216.