 Isaaq horsemen of the Habr Je'lo clan, 1898 | |
| Date | 12th-20th century |
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| Location | Horn of Africa |
| Participants | Various isaaq subclans |
| Outcome | Isaaq settlement of most of modern day Somaliland, Haud and parts of Yemen and kenya around Lake Naivasha[1] |
The Isaaq clans began migrating from their ancestral homeland in the city of Maydh, eventually settling and dispersing across various regions of the Horn of Africa.[2] These migrations were part of the broader movements of the Somali people around the Horn, which contributed to the establishment of Somali settlements in their present-day territories.[3]
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- ^ "Kenya: The Story of a Fourth-Generation Isahakia Community in Naivasha, Kenya, from Somaliland". Horn Diplomat. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1998). Saints and Somalis: Popular Issues in East African History. The Red Sea Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-56902-103-3. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "The great Somali migrations". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-29.