Isaaq
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The Isaaq is a major Somali clan family. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory.
The tomb of Sheikh Ishaaq, the founding father of the Isaaq clan, in Maydh, Sanaag
Portrait of Sultan Abdillahi Deria, the 5th Grand Sultan of the Isaaq Sultanate
Habr Awal (left) and Eidagale (right) chiefs photographed in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Hadraawi, notable contemporary Somali poet
Sahil, Somaliland
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Sahil is an administrative region (gobol) in northern Somaliland with the port city of Berbera as its capital. It was separated from Woqooyi Galbeed and became a province in 1991. In 1998, the Sheikh District of Togdheer was incorporated into Sahil region. The region has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north. Sahil borders Awdal to the northwest, Maroodi Jeex to the southwest, Togdheer to the south and Sanaag to the east.
