why do you want kismaayo? you have all of eritrea, harar and egypt?
Between the 17th and 18th century, the Marehan Sultanate was an important sultanate which extended from Bender Ziyade on the Gulf of Aden to beyond Ras el-Khail on the Indian Ocean.
According to Gabriel Ferrand, the principal Somali tribes are: (1) The Isa, between Jibuti, Khor Culangarit, and Ghildessa with the ports of Jibuti and Zeila , (2) the Gadabursi, in a mountainous quadrilateral lying NNE-SSW, traversed diagonally by the 41" long, and havingits extreme angles at about lu 40' lat. towards the NW and at 9 3(X towards the SE , (3) the Habr Awal to the east of the last, with the ports of Dudigareita, Bulbar, Berbera, and Siyara, (4) the Habr Tooljale, between Adal Corda on the Barno, the mountains Bunlab, Mujo, and the mountains of the Gulal, (5) the Habr Gheraj, who toghether with the Habr Awal and the Habr Tooljaale are also called Habr Magadle, (6) The Warsangelli, between Gudneida on the Sea, the mountains Gargar, the Tug Daror, and the port of Bender Ziyade, (7) the Dulbuhante, to the south of the Warsangeli, to the east of the Habr Tooljale, to the north of the Ogaden, and the west of the Mijurtin (Majerteen), with the high valley of the Wadi Nugal and with the village of Bohotle, (8) The Merraihan (Marehan), an important sultanate which extends from Bender Ziyade on the gulf of Aden to beyond Ras el-Khyle on the Indian Ocean, (9) the Gherri, to the SSE of the Bartirri to the east of the latter , (11) the Barsub, towards the source of the river Fafan, (12) the Babilii, to the west of the Bartirri and the and the Barsub and the Galla frontier , (12) the Habesoal to the east of the Gherri and the Barsub , (14) the Mirawawal and the Mecabul in Ogaden , (15) the Hawiya, to the south of the Mijurtin(Majeerteen),in all the zone towards the Indian Ocean, divided, like the former, into numerous tribes, among which may be named the Harti, the Abgal, the Bimal, the Shidle , and(16)the Rahanuin who perhaps are not of Somali race, although they speak the Somali lauguage, between the Webi Shabelle, the Ogaden, the Galla, the river Tana, and the mouth of the Juba [1]
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