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Yakan people The Yakan people are among the major Filipino ethnolinguistic groups in the Sulu Archipelago. Having a significant number of followers of Islam, it is considered one of the 13 Muslim groups in the Philippines. The Yakans mainly reside in Basila ...

, a community of the Philippines *

Yakan language Yakan is an Austronesian language primarily spoken in Basilan in the Philippines. It is the native language of the Yakan people, the indigenous as well as the largest ethnic group on the island. It has a total of 110,000 native speakers. Despit ...

, a language of the Philippines * Yakan movement, a religious movement in Uganda *

Cape Yakan Cape Yakan ( – ''Mys Yakan'') is a headland on the northern coast of Chukotka, Russian Federation. This conspicuous cape, whose name in the Chukchi language means "use", was mentioned by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld in his Vega Expedition. Geogra ...

, in Russia

People with the name

Adly Yakan Pasha Adly Yeghen Pasha (; 18 January 1864 – 22 October 1933), was from the Yeghen/Yakan Family and a member of the Muhammed Ali Dynasty. He was sometimes referred to as Adly Pasha, was an Egyptian political figure. He served as the 14th pri ...

(1864–1933), Egyptian politician *

Fathi Yakan Fathi Yakan (born Fathi Mohamed Anaya; ; ), February 9, 1933 – June 13, 2009) was an Islamic cleric who held a seat in the parliament of Lebanon in 1992. He was born in Tripoli. Life He was among the pioneers of the Islamic movement in t ...

(1933–2009), Lebanese cleric and politician *

Hesham Yakan Hesham Yakan Zaki (; born 10 August 1962) is a retired Egyptian football player. He is the son of football player Yaken Zaki. He was born in Cairo. Yakan played defender for Zamalek and the Egypt national football team. He played for Egypt at th ...

(born 1962), Egyptian football player *

Ibrahim Yakan Ibrahim Yakan (born 1900, date of death unknown) was an Egyptian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded a ...

(1900–?), Egyptian football player * Tuba Yakan (born 1991), Turkish martial artist

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