The Reer Manyo is a confederacy of clans based on the southern coast of

Somalia Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, th ...

, primarily in the cities of

Mogadishu Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia and has ...

and

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 the towns and villages between them.

Etymology

Reer ( Somali: Family) and Manyo ( Somali: Sea), the etymological meaning of this clan confederacy immediately shows they are a group of people dedicated to the sea.

Members

The Reer Gacanka Bari(Iskaashato) are made up of six clan groups, with four clans found in Mogadishu (primarily in

Abdiaziz District Abdiaziz District (), also spelled Abdi Asis District, is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It includes a part of the old town of Mogadishu Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cit ...

Shangani District Shangani District () is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It lies in central Mogadishu. Shingani along with Hamar Weyne are the oldest districts in Mogadishu. Shangani means ''On the sand'' in Swahili, as this district ...

Hamar Weyne District Hamar Weyne District () is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It includes a part of central Mogadishu. Hamar Weyne is the oldest district with in Mogadishu and up until 1938 the city of Mogadishu was made up of Shingani and ...

Karan District Kaaraan District () is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. One of the oldest districts in Mogadishu, it is bordered by Shibis District Shibis District () is a district of the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. One ...

, and

Hamar Jajab District Hamar Jajab district () is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. A sector of the national capital Mogadishu, it contains the Port of Mogadishu The Port of Mogadishu, ( Somali: ''Dekada Muqdisho'', Italian: ''Porto di Mogadi ...

) and four in Merca and its surrounding villages (two clans are found in both Mogadishu and Merca). The clans that make up Reer Manyo are: * Reer Macow (also known as Ba Muqtar) * Reer Mehri Al-Afreer (Shaawis) * Reer Omar (Gare Quraanyoow) * Reer 'Aafi (also known as qubeys surre dir) * Reer Haaji (also known as Shiiqaal Jaziira) * Reer Hassan (also known as Shiiqaal aw Xasan)

References

{{reflist Society of Somalia Ethnic groups in Somalia Somali clans