[3] In the late 9th century, Al-Yaqubi wrote that Muslims were living along the northern Somali seaboard.
[4] Among these early migrants was Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, the forefather of the Darod clan family.
[5] Al-Maqrizi noted that a number of the Muslims settled in the Zeila-controlled Gabarta region which is presently northeastern Somalia, and from there gradually expanded into the hinterland in the Horn of Africa.
[7] The Jabarti are the biggest clan in terms of population and land size in Somalia and a large minority in Yemen, Oman, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
Most Jabarti concentrated cities include Asmara, Addis Ababa, Kismayo, Badhan, Garowe, Lasanod, Garbaharrey, Jigjiga, Bosaso, Bardera, Buraan, Garissa, Daleti and Salalah.