12 Koofi

12 Koofi Somalia Mahdoonte, Benadiri Somali, Somali and Chimini Islam 12 Koofi Merca, Mogadishu, Baraawe, Kismayo, Jaziira, Gendershe and other towns in Koonfuur Galbeed The 12 Koofi, more commonly known as Reer Marka, are a Somali confederation of clans inhabiting the city of Merca and other southern coastal towns of Somalia. Overview Reer Marka, also known as 12 Koofi are confederation of clans part of the larger confederacy Benadiri based in the southern port town of Marka. Members of this group of clans can also be found all over southern Somalia, especially coastal towns such as: Mogadishu, Baraawe, Kismayo, Gendershe, Dhanaane, Jilib, Marka and Jaziira. Language Reer Marka or the 12 Koofi speak a unique dialect of the Somali language even though LambertiSeptember 2021 labelled this the Albakri(duruqbo) dialect the locals call it Mah doonte or Aff May Doonte.Adam Anita Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu 111 Clan Tree This group of clans originally was originally made up of 12 clans hence the name 12 Koofi (Somali: 12 Hats/Caps), however over the last century the number of clan groups part of this confederacy has increased due to merchant clans settling in from Baraawe and Mogadishu, also due to some of these Benadiri clans being counted as one and no longer are. In Pentano, 1910 he mentions the groups who live in Merca as:Pantano Gherardo Gherardo Pantano Nel Benadir. La citta di Merca e la regione Bimal 14–15 Gameedle Asharaf 'Alawi Asharaf Al-Mahdali Asharaf Al-Ahdali(Bin Hassan) Reer Al-Ubeidi(Al-Khatib) Al-Haatimi Duruqbo Shanshiyo Shukureere Juunji Kafaari Reer Manyo Shiikhaal Jaziira and Gendershe Patano also went on to mention in Marka there were Bravenese people from various clans living there also. According to Hassan Osman Ahmed's "La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala" book 12 Koofi are split into 2 groups lixda gibil cad (Somali: 6 lightskin) and lixda gibil madow (Somali: 6 darkskin).Ahmed Hassan La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala 57 These Groups are: Gameedle Duruqbo Shanshiyo Haatim Asharaf (Bin Hassan, Alawi and Mahdali) Shiikhaal (Jaziira and Gendershe) Reer Manyo Shukureere Ahmed Nur Kafaari Juunji According to a more recent paper sent to the Federal Government of Somalia the list elders came from 16 different clansAs you can see the current clan elders of the town is made up 16 clans now and not 12 which was the original amount and are as follow: Ahmed Nur Asharaf Alawi Reer Manyo Duruqbo Asharaf bin Hassan Shukureere Gameedle Fasahaale (More commonly known as Kafaari) Reer Khadiib Haatim Shanshiyo Garjanti Juunji Shikhaal Jaziira Shikhaal Gendershe Shikhaal Aw Osman Notable people Shaykh Ali Maye, a revered Sufi saint of the Duruqbo clan, a yearly festival is held for him outside his shrine in Marka and it ends on the 5 of the Islamic month of Safar.Adam Anita Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu 216 Aw Osman Hassan, also known as Aw Usmaan Marki. Synonymous with the Benadiri town of Merca where there's saying "Marka 'Aday Mininka Aw Osman", which translates to as "White Marka House of Aw Osman".Adam Anita Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu 217 He is venerated in not only Marka but all over Lower Shabelle; there is a mosque named after himHaaji Mukhtaar Mohamed Historical Dictionary of Somalia 146 in the beginning of the city when coming from the former port where annual ziyaaros happen for Aw Usmaan.Ahmed Hassan La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala 10 Shaykh Mohamud Hassan, the ancestor of the Reer Ma'ow (Ba Muqtar) clan of the Reer Maanyo confederacy and annual festival is held for him.Adam Anita Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu 159 and 211 Shaykh Muqtar Shaykh Mohamed Shaykh Ali Maye, son of the revered Sufi saint Shaykh Ali Maye buried in Boondhere, Mogadishu.Adam Anita Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu 212 References Category:Ethnic groups in Somalia