Wardey
Wardey is a Somali minority clan found in southern Somalia (Lower Jubba) and eastern Kenya,[1] mostly along the Tana River.
Wardey | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| - | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Languages | |
| Somali | |
| Religion | |
| Islam and Arabic | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| [Jiido] Sure and other Ali Madaxwayne groups. |
The Wardey are a pastoralist community. Mostly they live in Tana River County alongside Orma communities. They speak the Somali language and practice Islam.
the Wardey live in the respective cities of qooqani,garseni Afmadow,kismayo,dhobley,Bangal.[2] The Wardey once ruled the great Sultanate of Wamo.[3]
Notable people
- Nassir Nuh Abdi- former MP Bura constituency, former Speaker Tana River County Assembly
- Boqor Waamo was an ancient somali king who used to rule Jubaland
References
- Leon A. Bennun; Rashid A. Aman; S. A. Crafter (1995). Conservation of biodiversity in Africa: local initiatives and institutional roles : proceedings of the conference held at the National Museums of Kenya, 30 August-3 September, 1992. Centre for Biodiversity, National Museums of Kenya. p. 306.
- The Darod Invasion, Richard Turnbull
- "Waamo Sultanate and the resistance against colonial powers". Somali Spot | Forum, News, Videos. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
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