Duruqbo (Somali: Duruqbo Arabic: دورقبو) are a Benadiri/12 Koofi clan mainly from the southern coastal cities of; Marka and Mogadishu[1] and have established communities in the hinterlands in towns such as Qoryooley due to trading.
| Group: | Duruqboدورقبو |
| Languages: | Aff Mahdoonte, Benadiri Somali, Somali and Arabic |
| Religions: | Islam |
| Related Groups: | Reer faqi, Biido, Asharaf, Bravanese people, and other Benadiri people |
| Regions: | Benadir and Lower Shabelle |
The Duruqbo are clan that come from 2 different origins the Uqbah Bin Amir Alkinani who are from Mecca[2] and the Al Bakri who are a more recent addition from Oman. The former are mentioned in the Mogadishu founding story as being part of the 39 original families to settle in Mogadishu which 6 were said to Uqbah.[3] Where as the more recent Al-Bakri clan, are said to descend from Khalfan(Shandi) Mohamed Saif Hadi Al-Bakry(Bakar Bin Wail) who is said to have moved to Marka some 12 generations ago or around 400 years ago according to oral tradition.[4] This is the family the most famous from amongst the Duruqbo comes from Sheikh 'Ali Maye(Mohamed) Haji 'Ali Bin Ahmed Bin Siddiq Albakry.