Gendershe (clan)

Benadiri Gendershe غاندارش بنادري
Regions with significant populations
	Benadir and Lower Shabelle
Languages
	Aff Mahdoonte, Benadiri Somali, Somali and Arabic
Religion
	Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Reer Faqi, Biido, Asharaf, Bravanese people, and other Benadiri people

Gendershe (Somali: Benadiri Gendershe Arabic:شيخال جندرشه) also known as Reer Aw Garweyne are a Benadiri clan, mainly from the southern coastal towns of Gendershe, Marka^[1] and Mogadishu. The Gendershe have also established communities in the hinterlands in towns such as Afgooye and the villages surrounding it due to trading and farming.

Overview[]

The Reer Aw Garweyne, who are more commonly known as Shiikhall Gendershe get their name from the town in which their patriarch first settled in (Gendershe). The tomb of their ancestor Aw 'Ismaan Garweyne (big beard) is also buried in this village synonymous with this clan and it's destination of siyaaro (pilgrimages) to venerate their ancestor Aw 'Ismaan.^[2]^[3]

Notable people[]

, Mayor of Mogadishu from 1956 to 1960 and the first Somali mayor of the city.

References[]

^ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 108.
^ Ahmed, Hassan. La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala. p. 59.
^ Haji Mukhtar, Mohamed. Historical Dictionary of Somalia. p. 146.

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[1] Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. p. 108.

[2] Ahmed, Hassan. La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala. p. 59.

[3] Haji Mukhtar, Mohamed. Historical Dictionary of Somalia. p. 146.

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