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
Sheikh Ishaaq bin Ahmed bin Muhammad, more commonly known as Sheikh Ishaaq or Sheikh Isaaq was a scholar that crossed the sea from Arabia to the Horn of Africa and the Sayyid forefather of the Isaaq Somali clan-family in the Horn of Africa, whose traditional territory is wide and densely populated.
Tomb of Sheikh Ishaaq in Maydh, Sanaag, Somaliland