Isaaq clan
(Redirected from Reer Sheikh Isaxaaq)
Isaaq clan or "Reer Sheikh Isaxaaq" is one of the major 5 Somali clans that inhabit in the Horn of Africa. The Isaaq as a clan family occupy the northern portion of Somalia. Three major cities are predominantly, if not exclusively, Isaaq: Hargeisa, the second largest city in Somalia until it was razed during disturbances in 1988; Burao in the interior, also destroyed by the military; and the port city of Berbera.
The clan has 6 major subclans: Habaryounis, Habarje'lo, Habarawal, Arap, Eidagale and Ayoup.
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