Isaaq

E468909

The Isaaq are one of the principal Somali clan families, historically influential in northern Somalia (particularly in the Somaliland region) and prominent in the region’s trade, politics, and pastoral culture.

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Isaaq canonical 5

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Somali clan family ⓘ
clan ⓘ
ancestralFigure Sheikh Isaaq bin Ahmed ⓘ
clanFamilyOf Somaliland political elite ⓘ
country Somalia ⓘ
culturalPractice camel herding ⓘ
nomadic pastoralism ⓘ
poetry and oral tradition ⓘ
diasporaCommunity North America ⓘ
Scandinavia ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dominantInCity Berbera ⓘ
Burco ⓘ
Gabiley ⓘ
Hargeisa ⓘ
Sheikh ⓘ
ethnicGroup Somali people ⓘ
founder Sheikh Isaaq bin Ahmed ⓘ
hasSubclan Arap ⓘ
Ayub ⓘ
Eidagale ⓘ
Garhajis ⓘ
Habr Awal ⓘ
Habr Je’lo ⓘ
Habr Yunis ⓘ
Imam Isaaq lineages ⓘ
historicalRole influential in Somaliland politics ⓘ
influential in northern Somalia ⓘ
principal Somali clan family ⓘ
involvedIn Somali National Movement ⓘ
Somaliland independence movement ⓘ
language Somali language ⓘ
linked to: Somali
mainLivelihood pastoralism ⓘ
trade ⓘ
namedAfter Sheikh Isaaq bin Ahmed ⓘ
politicalInfluence dominant role in Somaliland government ⓘ
primaryRegion northern Somalia ⓘ
region Somaliland ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
socialStructure segmentary lineage system ⓘ
timePeriodOfPersecution 1980s ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Awdal region ⓘ
Sanaag region ⓘ
Sool region ⓘ
Togdheer region ⓘ
Woqooyi Galbeed region ⓘ
parts of Djibouti ⓘ
parts of Ethiopia ⓘ
victimOf Isaaq genocide ⓘ

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