Jidwaq (clan)
The Jidwaq (Somali: Jidwaaq, Arabic: جيدواق) is a large Somali clan, part of one of the largest Somali clans families, the Absame Darod. Jidwaq are well known for their conquests in Abyssinia during the 1500s they played a very prominent role in the Adal Sultanate. They are famous for bringing the largest army and were very loyal to Imam Ahmad. Jidwaq have produced notable generals such as Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein who was the right hand man of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Somali Region | |
| Languages | |
| Somali | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Predominantly Sunni, Sufism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Ogaden, Absame, Darod, and other Somali clans |
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