Kaptallah, also known as Kaptanle (Somali: Kabtanle) is a historic Somali clan.
The clan established the port city of Bandar Qassim (today Bosaso) in the early 9th century, and traded with Persia, India and the Arabian Peninsula.
[1] The clan belongs to the Ahmed Harti confederation of the Darod clan.
[2] The clan inhabits the areas south and south-east of Bosaso along with the Dashishe clan.
[3] This History of Somalia-related article is a stub.