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:''Arap may refer to [[Larisa Arap]]''
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{{Main|Somali clan}}
'''Arap''' ({{lang-so| '''Arab'''}}) is one of the major subclans of the [[Somali people|Somali]] [[Isaaq]] family. They live in both the western and eastern regions of [[Somaliland]] and occupy eastern regions in [[Ethiopia]]. They also occupy the south and west of [[Hargeisa]] and are regarded by many sources as the original settlers of the city. Particular in the neighbourhood of what is modern day Dumbuluq.
The Arap played a vital role in the [[Somali National Movement]] (SNM) and liberation of Somaliland. The city of [[Balligubadle]] which is exclusively inhabited by Arap, was the capital of the SNM during their efforts to capture northern Somalia from the [[Siad Barre]] regime.
==Notable figures==
* [[Edna Adan Ismail]], former Foreign Minister of the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Somalia]]
[[Category:Ethnic groups in Ethiopia]]
[[Category:Somali clans]]
[[Category:Muslim communities]]
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