Qorahsin ( so, Qoraxsin) It is the land west of the

Shebelle River The Shebelle River ( so, Webi Shabeelle, ar, نهر شبيلي, am, እደላ) begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu. Near Mogadishu, it turns sharply southwest, where it follows the coast. ...

, the name Qoraxsin means

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or Galbeed in

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, this Land is suitable for grazing and farming. The oral history of the elders says; that

Gaalje'el The Gaalje'el ( so, Gaaljecel), ( it, Galgial), ( ar, الجعل) Galjecel is one of the largest Somali clans, whose origins trace back to Samaale. The Galje'el clan belong to the Saransor family of clans, alongside the Issa, Masare and Degodi ...

originally lived on the east side of the

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, in Hiran, a land that was not good for livestock especially Camels, the Gaalje'el community decided to move to Qorahsin which is a very good grazing land. At that time Qorahsin was inhabited by Maay clans such as

Garre The Garre (also Gurreh, Karre, "Binukaaf") ( Somali: ''Reer Garre'', Arabic: بنو كاف, romanized: ''Banī kāf'' ) is a major Somali clan whose origins trace back to Samaale who traces the lineage from the Arabian Peninsula through Aqiil A ...

, Hubeer, ShanAleen and Begedi. Gaalje'el fought a series of battles against these clans and drove them out of the land of the Qorahsin, Among the clans they fought fiercely was the Garre clan, whose fighting had been raging for nearly five centuries.

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