Karanle

The Karanle (Arabic: كرنلي ,كرن, Somali: Karanle Oromo: Karala/Harala) are a Somali clan, forming one of the six branches of the larger Hawiye clan. The Karanle are geographically spread out across the countries: Somalia Ethiopia, and Kenya. Among all of the Karanle inhabited regions of the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is where the majority of the clan reside. In Ethiopia, the Karanle are mainly found in Harar/Hararghe, Bale, and Babile but they also inhabit the Somali Region, Dir Dhaba and surrounding regions. The majority of the Karanle sub-clans predominantly reside in the regions of Ethiopia where the Somali population is predominant, with the exception of the Murusade Sub-clan, who reside in central and southern Somalia. Particularly the regions of Galmudug, Banaadir, and Hirshabelle. In Kenya, some members of the Karanle clan are found in Mandera County in the North Eastern Province.