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Saransoor (Somali: Saransoor) is a Somali Samaale clan family,[1] among the largest by population and by area, inhabiting a traditional territory in Somalia spanning from Qorahsin, Hiran, to Ras Kamboni, Lower Jubba. In Kenya's North Eastern Province, Saransor make up the majority of the inhabitants of Wajir and have a significant presence in Mandera County they also have large population in Marsabit County and Isiolo County and Nairobi. In Ethiopia, a majority of the population of Liben Zone is Saransor they have very large population in Afdher, Dollo, Shabelle, Jarar, Dira Dawa and Jijiga.
| Languages | |
|---|---|
| Somali | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Garre Awrmale Hawiye Dir Hubeer Ajuran Dabarre |
The Saransor comprise four major sub-clans include Gaalje'el, Degoodi, Masarre, and Issa Saransor.[2][3][4][5]
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- ^ Ahmed, Ali Jimale (1995). The Invention of Somalia. The Red Sea Press. ISBN 978-0-932415-99-8.
- ^ Farah, Mohamed I. (1993). From Ethnic Response to Clan Identity: A Study of State Penetration Among the Somali Nomadic Pastoral Society of Northeastern Kenya. Academiae Ubsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-3036-8.
- ^ Hashi, Abdinur Nur (1996). Weapons and Clan Politics in Somalia.
- ^ Yazli, Johan Jamal (1993). Mogadishu: suka duka anak Malaysia di Somalia (in Malay). Utusan Publications & Distributors. ISBN 978-967-61-0390-1.
- ^ Hassan, Mohamed Yusuf; Balducci, Roberto (1993). Somalia: le radici del futuro (in Italian). Il passaggio.