Portal:Somalia

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Camels on sale at Baidoa livestock market in Somalia on November 7, 2019

Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on the mainland of Africa, with a seaboard that stretches 3,025 kilometres (1,880 mi).

In antiquity, Somalia was an important centre for commerce with the rest of the ancient world, it is among the most probable locations of the fabled ancient Land of Punt. During the Middle Ages, several powerful Somali empires dominated the regional trade, including the Ajuuraan Sultanate, the Adal Sultanate and the Geledi Sultanate. In the late nineteenth century, through a succession of treaties with these kingdoms, the British and Italians gained control of parts of the coast, and established British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland. In the interior, the Dervish State wherein Muhammad Abdullah Hassan was leader successfully repulsed the British Empire four times and forced it to retreat to the coastal region. Italian occupation lasted until 1941, yielding to British military administration. British Somaliland would remain a protectorate, while Italian Somaliland in 1949 became a United Nations Trusteeship under Italian administration, the Trust Territory of Somaliland.

Though, in 1960, the two regions united to form the independent Somali Republic under a civilian government. In 1991, following the collapse of the government of Siad Barre, the Republic of Somaliland unilaterally declared its independence from Somalia, reinstating the borders of former British Somaliland, and has been governed by democratically elected leaders since. Somaliland's independence, however, has not been recognised by any foreign country or international organisation.

Somalia has a population of around 10 million. About 85% of local residents are ethnic Somalis, Somali and Arabic are the official languages of Somalia, both of which belong to the Afro-Asiatic family. Most people in the territory are Muslims, the majority being Sunni.

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The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) (Somali: Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya, Arabic: البنك المركزي الصومالي) is the monetary authority of Somalia. Somalia has struggled to reestablish a functioning state since the collapse of an authoritarian regime in 1991. Somalia has been cited as a real-world example of an anarchist stateless society and a country with no formal legal system. The Transitional Federal Government, formed in 2004, was recognized as the central government of Somalia. Among other duties, it is in charge of ensuring financial stability, maintaining the internal and external value of the local currency, and promoting credit and exchange conditions that facilitate the balanced growth of the national economy. Within the scope of its powers, it also contributes to the financial and economic policies of the State. (Full article...)

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Freedom of religion in Somalia
African Union Mission to Somalia (2007–present)
Somalis
Cal Madow
Somali Republic
Abdirahman Farole
Ogaden War
Hargeisa
Somali language
Somali Civil War (2006–2009)
Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
Somali Democratic Republic
Somaliland
Somali National University
Italian Somaliland
President of Somalia
Bosaso
Greater Somalia
Ethiopian–Somali conflict
Dervish movement (Somali)
1982 Ethiopian–Somali Border War
Somali studies
Piracy off the coast of Somalia
Somalia affair
Somali Bantus
Cinema of Somalia
Hafun Salt Factory
Kismayo
Operation Provide Relief
Somali Civil War
Bariis iskukaris
South West State of Somalia
Ajuran Sultanate
Puntland
Abdiqasim Salad
Adal Sultanate
Sultanate of Mogadishu
Somali Postal Service
Somali shilling
2013 Somalia cyclone
Human rights in Somalia
Beledweyne
Abdirizak Haji Hussein
Somali architecture
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
Flag of Somalia
Maritime history of Somalia
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud

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Somalia sent a delegation to compete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia from 15 September to 1 October 2000. This was the African country's fifth appearance at a Summer Olympic Games, following their debut twenty-eight years earlier at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The delegation consisted of two athletics competitors: Ibrahim Mohamed Aden and Safia Abukar Hussein, the latter was Somalia's first female Olympic athlete. Neither of the two participants progressed beyond the first round of their respective competitions. (Full article...)

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Mogadishu Battle of Jilib Embassy of the United States, Mogadishu Operation Eastern Exit Cyclone Sagar Somalia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Somalia at the 2012 Summer Olympics Somalia at the 2016 Summer Olympics Somalia at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Image 1The Jubba river near Jamaame
Image 2A man carries a huge hammerhead shark through the streets of Mogadishu
Image 3A camel peering over the leafier portions of Cal Madow, a mountain range in Somalia
Image 4A view of Banderadley Somalia
Image 5A view of the Port of Mogadishu
Image 6Hargeisa and much of northwestern Somalia is desert or hilly terrain. Here, the thelarchic-shaped Naasa Hablood hills are shown.
Image 7A view of Bosaso
Image 8Mashmash, a Somali pancake and part of Somali cuisine
Image 9A view in the Kismayo/Dalxiiska area in 2016
Image 10A Dhulbahante garesa (dervish fort) in Taleh
Image 11Lamadaya are waterfalls located in the Cal Madow mountain range in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia
Image 12A satellite image of Somalia, 2004
Image 13The beachside at Merca, an ancient port city in the southern Lower Shebelle province of Somalia

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Image 1Governor's palace in Mogadiscio (from History of Somalia)
Image 2Traditional Somali clans (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 3Abdirahman Ahmed Ali Tuur Chairman of the Somali National Movement that overthrew Barre's regime in Northern Somalia (from History of Somalia)
Image 4Exterior of the Saryan Museum, Hargeisa (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 5Somali woman in Hargeisa opening speech with traditional greeting. (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 6Topography of Somalia (from Geography of Somalia)
Image 7A traditional dabqaad incense burner. (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 8Map of Italian Somaliland in 1940, when was added the British Somaliland (after the previous addition of the Ogaden in 1936) (from History of Somalia)
Image 9A Somali woman showing a decorated pottery (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 10Somali men and women in front of a traditional house (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 11Somalis performing the folk dance called Dhaanto (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 12Mogadiscio cathedral (from History of Somalia)
Image 13Somali Army soldiers during the operation Operation Indian Ocean, October 2014 (from History of Somalia)
Image 14Somali women in traditional dirac and shash (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 15Sheikh Ali Ayanle Samatar, a prominent Somali Islamic scholar. (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 16Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, leader of the Dervish movement. (from History of Somalia)
Image 17Fiat building in Mogadiscio, 1940 (from History of Somalia)
Image 18Dervish commander Haji Sudi on the left with his brother in-law Duale Idres. Aden, 1892. (from History of Somalia)
Image 19Almnara Tower, Mogadishu. (from History of Somalia)
Image 20Neolithic rock art at the Laas Geel complex depicting a camel. (from History of Somalia)
Image 21Dulbiciid in Godaalo, Xudun District, tallest Somalia mountain outside karkaar range (from Geography of Somalia)
Image 22The battle flag of Al-Shabaab, an Islamist group waging war against the federal government. (from History of Somalia)
Image 23AMISOM reinforcement convoy on the Baidoa-Mogadishu road in April 2014 (from History of Somalia)
Image 24Major General Mohamed Siad Barre, Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council. (from History of Somalia)
Image 25Italian stamp from Mogadiscio (from History of Somalia)
Image 26Somali singer Fartuun Birimo wearing henna hand and arm designs. (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 27The Silk Road extending from southern Europe through Arabia, Somalia, Egypt, Persia, India and Java until it reaches China. (from History of Somalia)
Image 28Ruins of the Sultanate of Adal in Zeila, Somalia. (from History of Somalia)
Image 29Merca is an ancient Islamic center in Somalia. (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 30Engraving of the 13th century Fakr ad-Din Mosque built by Fakr ad-Din, the first Sultan of the Sultanate of Mogadishu. (from History of Somalia)
Image 31The Osmanya writing script. (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 32Taleh was the capital of the Dervish movement. (from History of Somalia)
Image 33Somali language books on display. (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 34Former leader of the Somali Youth League Aden Abdullah Osman Daar who eventually became the first President of the Somali Republic following the union of State of Somaliland and Italian Trusteeship of Somalia. (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 35Exhumed skeletal remains of victims of the Isaaq genocide (from History of Somalia)
Image 3619th century Martello fort in Berbera constructed by Haji Sharmarke Ali Saleh (from History of Somalia)
Image 37Barawa city was an important medieval centre of Somali enterprise. (from History of Somalia)
Image 38Bimaal clan elders and the Bimal Sultan on board Marco Polo discussing matters with Italian figures (from History of Somalia)
Image 39Model of a medieval Mogadishan ship. (from History of Somalia)
Image 40Downtown Mogadishu in 1936. Arch of Triumph Umberto to the left, Cathedral and Arba Rucun mosque to the centre-right. (from History of Somalia)
Image 41Embassy of Somalia in Paris (from History of Somalia)
Image 42Flag of the Somali Youth League (SYL), the nation's first political party. (from History of Somalia)
Image 43Wa'daan warriors ambushed and killed the Italian explorer Antonio Cecchi and most of his troops at Lafoole, west of Mogadishu, 1896 (from History of Somalia)
Image 44Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi's pioneering use of cannons figured prominently in his Conquest of Ethiopian territories. (from History of Somalia)
Image 45Somali women performing a traditional dance (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 46Somali woman building a Somali house (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 47Mosque in Borama, Somaliland (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 48Foreign Minister of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Omaar in a meeting with UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and other diplomats at the UN headquarters in New York. (from History of Somalia)
Image 49In 1698, the Portuguese in Mombasa surrendered to a joint Somali-Ottoman force. (from History of Somalia)
Image 50US Army helicopter shortly before Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. (from History of Somalia)
Image 51An avenue in downtown Mogadishu in 1963. (from History of Somalia)
Image 52Mogadishan currency – The Sultanate of Mogadishu was an important monetary supporter of Adal. (from History of Somalia)
Image 53Cinema Italia in Mogadiscio, 1937 (from History of Somalia)
Image 54Somalia map of Köppen climate classification. (from Geography of Somalia)
Image 55Italian Somalia (from History of Somalia)
Image 56The Guardafui Channel, between the tip of Somalia and Socotra island. (from Geography of Somalia)
Image 57Somali women basket weaving (from Culture of Somalia)
Image 58Mosque of Islamic Solidarity (from Culture of Somalia)

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