Garre

The Garre are a Somali pastoralist clan who live in Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia. They are sub-clan of the Digil clan.[1] Almost all speak the Garre language, though it may be secondary to the Maayspeaking sub-clan of Darrawe (Darrawa) who speak Maay as their first language. Their urban centers include Mandera, Moyale and El Wak. The Garre are divided into the Tuff and Quranyowa sub-clans. While the Tuffs are further divided into the Ali and Adola groups, the Quranyow are divided into the Asare and Furkesha.

[edit]Clan tree
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001[2]

In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:[3]
 * Rahanweyn
 * Digil
 * Dabarre
 * Jiddu
 * Garre
 * Tunni
 * Geledi
 * Mirifle
 * Sagaal
 * Jilible
 * Hadarne
 * Sideed
 * Harin
 * Eelay
 * Jiron
 * Leyasn
 * Leyasn


 * Rahanwayin
 * Digil
 * Geledi
 * Tunni
 * Garre
 * Jiddo
 * Begedi
 * Shanta-Alen