Qalmashube
Somali clan
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Qalmashube (Chimini: Ra Qalmashube, Somali: Qalmashube, Arabic: قالمشوى ) are a Somali clan from southern coastal cities of Baraawe, Marka, Kismayo and Mogadishu,[1] they can also be found in the hinterland towns in the inter-riverine are of Somalia and further down the banadir coast.[2] The Qlamashube clan are synonymous with the town they first settled in, Mogadishu and make up one of the groups part of the "sedexda Qalmashube" (roughly translates to 3 clans) They are famous for making gold and silver and are respected).[3]
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Somalia and Yemen | |
| Languages | |
| Benadiri Somali, Somali, chimini, Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bandhawow, Asharaf, Bravanese people and other Benadiri people |