Dir (clan)
| Regions with significant populations | |
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| Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somaliland, Saudi Arabia | |
| Languages | |
| Somali | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) |
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| Somali clans |
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The Dir (Somali: Dir) is one of the largest and most prominent Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. They are also considered to be the oldest Somali stock to have inhabited the region. Its members inhabit Djibouti, Somalia, Ethiopia (Somali, Harar, Dire Dawa, Oromia and Afar regions), and northeastern Kenya (North Eastern Province).