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 Harti confederation of the Darod clan.[2] The clan inhabits the areas south and south-east of Bosaso along with the Ali Jibrail and Dashishe clans.[3]

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  1. Journal of the African Society, Volume 9. MacMillan. 1909. p. 60.
  2. Goudineau, Yves (2003). Sociétés dans la guerre (in French). IRD Editions. p. 62. ISBN 978-2-87678-892-3.
  3. "Somalia Security situation - Country of Origin Information Report" (PDF). European Asylum Support Office. September 2021. A number of smaller sub-clans, such as Ali Jibrail, Dashishe, Kaptanle, and others, inhabit the area south and south-east of Bosasso.
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