The traditional hagiologies of the Isaaq clan describe how Sheikh Isaaq first made a series of travels through Arabia, before sailing to the ancient Somali port of Zeila and continuing his travels through Somaliland and some regions of Ethiopia, finally settling in Maydh.[10] These stories, as detailed below, are more akin to myths than to history, although they do probably reflect a historical settlement of Arab immigrants in medieval Somaliland.[10]