Hargeisa War Memorial
The Hargeisa War Memorial (Arabic: النصب التذكاري لحرب هرجيسا) is a monument in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. The memorial was set up to commemorate the war for independence in the 1980s, and is a symbol of struggle for the people of Somaliland.
A newly rebuilt Hargeisa War Memorial | |
| 9.5615°N 44.0653°E | |
| Location | Freedom Square, Independence Avenue, Hargeisa, Somaliland |
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| Type | Monument |
| Dedicated to | Victims of the indiscriminate aerial bombardment of the city, part of the Isaaq genocide conducted by the Somali dictator Siad Barre |
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