Rahanweyn

Rahanweyn
رحنوين
Reewin
Somali clan
Traditional weapons and tools of the Rahanweyn
EthnicitySomali
LocationSomaliaSomalia
EthiopiaEthiopia
KenyaKenya
Branches
  • Digil
  • Mirifle
LanguageSomaliaSomali (Maay dialect)
Arab LeagueArabic
ReligionSunni Islam

The Rahanweyn (Maay: Reewin, Somali: Raxanweyn, Arabic: رحنوين), also known as the Digil and Mirifle (Somali: Digil iyo Mirifle) is a major Somali clan. It is one of the major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa, with a large territory in the densely populated fertile valleys of the Jubba and Shebelle rivers and the areas in between, which are mainly inhabited by settlers from the Digil and Mirifle lineages.

The Leader of Rahanweyn Resistance Army (RRA)
Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud, former leader of Rahanweyn Resistance Army