Ishak, Ishaq or Eshaq may refer to: * Ishak (name), list of people with this given name or surname *

Isaaq The Isaaq (, , ''Banu Ishaq'') is a major Somali clans, Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa, with a large and densely populated traditional territory. The Isaaq people claim in a traditional legend ...

, a Somali clan-family in the

Horn of Africa The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.Robert Stock, ''Africa South of the Sahara, Second Edition: A Geographical Interpretation'', (The Guilford Press; 2004), ...

Ishaaq bin Ahmed Ishaaq bin Ahmad bin Muhammad , more commonly known as Sheikh Ishaaq or Sheikh Isaaq (, ) is a prominent figure in the oral traditions of the Somali Isaaq clan-family. According to these traditions, which were also preserved in several Arabic Ha ...

, the forefather and common ancestor of the

clan-family * Atakapa, a Native American people who call themselves the Ishak * Ishak, Iran, a village in South Khorasan Province * Eshaqabad, Shahr-e Babak, village in Kerman Province, Iran also known as Esḩāq or Is-hāq *

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