Sheekhaal Gendershe (
Somali: Benadiri Gendershe
Arabic:شيخال جندرشه) also known as Reer Aw Garweyne are a
Benadiri clan, mainly from the southern coastal towns of
Gendershe,
Marka[1] and
Mogadishu. The Gendershe have also established communities in the hinterlands in towns such as
Afgooye and the villages surrounding it due to trading and farming.
Overview
The Reer
Aw Garweyne, who are more commonly known as Sheekhaal Gendershe get their name from the town in which their patriarch first settled in
(Gendershe). The tomb of their ancestor Aw Cusmaan Garweyne (big beard) is also buried in this village synonymous with this clan and its destination of siyaaro (pilgrimages) to venerate their ancestor Aw Cismaan.[2][3]
Aw Garweyne
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