Gaameedle ( Somali: Gaameedle

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: جامدل) are a Somali clan mainly from the southern coastal cities of

Merca Merca (, ) is the capital city of the Lower Shebelle province of Somalia, a historic port city in the region. It is located approximately to the southwest of the nation's capital Mogadishu. Merca is the traditional home territory of the Bimal c ...

and

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Overview

The Gaameedle clan are said to be Hadarmi ancestry according to their elders and are said to be Ba Hamdani in origin. Prior to colonisation the Gaameedle were known to have ruled

and were allied with the Ajuuran clan who had ruled the Merca hinterlands for two centuries before the

Biimaal The Bimaal or Bimal, (; Arabic:بيمال) are a sub-clan of the major Dir clan family. This clan is widely known for leading a resistance against the colonials in northern Somalia for decades which can be compared to the war of the Sayyid in So ...

took over the area outside the city. Near their mosque, in the heart of the ancient city, there is the ruin of a palace that is said to have been the seat of Wakil Samo Nayb, the last governor of Ajuran empire theocracy.

Clan tree

A summarised clan tree of the Gameedle is shown below: * Gaameedle ** Haji Warrow *** Reer Samow *** Reer Qaadirow ** Haji Abaas ** Haji Amin ** Osmankeey ** Qadhiib

Distribution

The Gaameedle are primarily based in Marka, however can be found in other coastal settlements in such as

, Gendershe and villages in the hinterlands. The Haji Warrow, Haji Abaas and Reer Qadhiib are primarily based in Marka, whilst the Osmankeey are primarily based in Shingani. Whereas, Haji Amin are primarily based in Gendershe and Jilib Marka, where they make up one of the seven sub-clans of the Gendershe. The Gaameedle also live in hinterlands in other urban centres such as

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, Qoryoley, and Buulo Mareer, and small villages such as Idimow,

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, and Jeerow.

References

{{reflist Ethnic groups in Somalia Somali clans