Fasahaale

Fasahaale فصحالي
Regions with significant populations
Lower Shabelle
Languages
Aff Mahdoonte, Benadiri Somali, Somali and Arabic
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Reer faqi, Biido, Asharaf, Bravanese people, and other Benadiri people

Fasahale (Somali: Fasahaale Arabic:فصحالي) more commonly known as Kafaari are a Benadiri/12 Koofi clan mainly from the southern coastal city of Marka.[1]

Overview

The Kafaari have specialised in the manufacture of iron and have their huts-workshops to the east of the city, near the fish market. The young people of the clan prefer to become drivers or mechanics, only a few elderly people continue the art of blacksmiths.[1] According to Pantano (1910: 15) The Kafaari are a fraction of the Sa'ad (Biimaal) and have been in Marka for 250 years[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Ahmed, Hassan. La Citta' di Marka, I Biimaal e il Dominio Sulla Costa Somala. pp. 60–61.
  2. ^ Pantano, Gherado. Nel Benadir la città di Merca e la regione Bimal. p. 15.