TheGurre orGurra (Somali:Gurre) is aSomali clan. They are part of the sub-clan of the majorDir clan family and primarily live in theSomali Region ofEthiopia.
The Gurre live inLiben zone andAfder zone. They dominate the districts, Qarsadula, Gurrebaqaaqsa and Gurredhamole, which are named after the Gurre clan, but also live in Elkare, Afder and West-Imi districts.Gurre community also live in Wargadud county of Mandera, Kenya and Somalia.[1]
The following listing is taken from theWorld Bank'sConflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and theUnited Kingdom'sHome Office publication,Somalia Assessment 2001.[2][3]