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. The clan belongs to the Ahmed Harti confederation of the Darod clan. The clan inhabits the areas south and south-east of Bosaso along with the Dashishe clan.
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- Journal of the African Society, Volume 9. MacMillan. 1909. p. 60.
- Goudineau, Yves (2003). Sociétés dans la guerre (in French). IRD Editions. p. 62. ISBN 978-2-87678-892-3.
- "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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