Jeberti people

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Jeberti
Regions with significant populations
Horn of Africa
Languages
Tigrinya, Somali, Amharic and Arabic (sometimes)
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Darood
The Jeberti (also spelled Jabarti, Jaberti, Jebarti or Djeberti) are a Muslim[1]
clan inhabiting the Horn of Africa, mainly Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen and
Oman.

Contents
1 History
2 Language
3 Culture
4 See also
5 References
History
Islam was in the Horn of Africa early on from the Arabian peninsula, shortly after
the hijra. Zeila's Masjid al-Qiblatayn (Two-mihrab Mosque) dates to the 7th
century, and is the oldest mosque in the city.[2] In the late 9th century, Al-
Yaqubi wrote that Muslims were living along the northern Somali seaboard.[3] Among
these early migrants was Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, the forefather of the
Darod clan family.[4] Al-Maqrizi noted that a number of the Muslims settled in the
Zeila-controlled Jabarta region which is presently northeastern Somalia, and from
there gradually expanded into the hinterland in the horn of Africa.[5] The Jebertis
(Darod) are the biggest clan in terms of population and land size in Somalia and a
large minority in Yemen, Oman, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Most Jeberti
concentrated cities include Asmara, Addis Ababa, Kismayo, Badhan, Garowe, Lasanod,
Garbaharrey, Jigjiga, Bosaso, Bardera, Buraan, Garissa and Salalah.

Language
The Jebertis in Somalia are called "Darood"; they are descended from Abdurahman bin
Ismail Al-Jeberti are from Al-Jabarta in the Hejaz and Yemen. The Somali Jebertis
clan family speak Somali and Arabic. In Eritrea they mainly speak Tigrinya and
Arabic, while the Jeberti in Ethiopia speak Amharic.

Culture
Rural Jaberti engage in farming and cultivate crops like millet, maize, wheat, and
barley. Many also raise livestock like cattle, chickens, donkeys, sheep, goats, and
others. Urban Jaberti generally live in poor conditions and work in low-paying jobs
due to Christians dominating the economic and political landscape of cities.[6]

See also
Habesha
References
Trimingham, J (1965). Islam in Ethiopia. Frank Cass. pp. 150�151. ISBN 0-7146-
1731-8.
Briggs, Phillip (2012). Somaliland
. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 7. ISBN 978-1841623719.
Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 25
. Americana Corporation. 1965. p. 255.
 Somaliland Society (1954). The Somaliland Journal, Volume 1, Issues 1-3
. The Society. p. 85.
Tamrat, Taddesse (1972). Church and state in Ethiopia, 1270-1527
. Clarendon Press. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-19-821671-1.
Olson, James Stuart; Meur, Charles (1996). The Peoples of Africa: An
Ethnohistorical Dictionary
. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 249�250. ISBN 978-0-313-27918-8.
[1]

Facts On File, Incorporated (2009). Encyclopedia of the Peoples of Africa and the
Middle East. Infobase Publishing. p. 336. ISBN 143812676X.
Categories: Ethnic groups in EthiopiaEthnic groups in EritreaMuslim communities in
Africa
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