Somaliland
de facto state insyd de Horn of Africa
Somaliland, officially de Republic of Somaliland, be country dem no recognise am insyd de Horn of Africa, dem recognise am internationally as de jure part of Somalia.[1][2][3] Edey locate insyd de southern coast of de Gulf of Aden den dey border Djibouti go de northwest, Ethiopia to de south den west, den Somalia to de east.[4][5][6][7] Ein territory e claim get area of 176,120 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi),[8] plus approximately 6.2 million residents as of 2024.[9][10] De capital den largest city be Hargeisa. De Government of Somaliland dey regard ein self as de successor state to British Somaliland, wich, as de briefly independent State of Somaliland, dem unite from 1960 to 1991 plus de Trust Territory of Somaliland (de former Italian Somaliland) make dem form de Somali Republic.[11]
Somaliland
| Part of | East Africa  |
|---|---|
| Year dem found am | 18 May 1991 |
| Official name | Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland, جمهورية أرض الصومال |
| Native label | Jamhuuriyadda Somaliland, JSL |
| Official language | Somali, Arabic, English |
| Anthem | Samo ku waar |
| Continent | Africa |
| Capital | Hargeisa |
| Located in time zone | UTC+03:00 |
| Located in/on physical feature | East Africa |
| Coordinate location | 9°48′0″N 46°12′0″E |
| Highest point | Shimbiris |
| Office held by head of state | Governor of Somaliland |
| State ein head | Muse Bihi Abdi |
| Office head of government hold | Governor of Somaliland |
| Executive body | Government of Somaliland |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Somaliland |
| Central bank | Bank of Somaliland |
| Public holiday | Somaliland Independence Day, New Year's Day |
| Currency | Somaliland shilling, ZAAD |
| Dey share bother plus | Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti |
| Driving side | right |
| Dey follow | State of Somaliland |
| Dema official website | https://www.govsomaliland.org/ |
| Hashtag | Somaliland |
| Flag | flag of Somaliland |
| Coat of arms | National Emblem of Somaliland |
| Geography of topic | geography of Somaliland |
| Get characteristic | partly free country |
| History of topic | history of Somaliland |
| Economy of topic | economy of Somaliland |
| Country calling code | +252 |
| Category for maps | Category:Maps of Somaliland |
History
editEarly modern sultanates
editIsaaq Sultanate
edit| Name | Reign from | Reign till |
|---|---|---|
| Abdi Eisa (Traditional Chief) | Mid 1700s | Mid 1700s |
| Sultan Guled Abdi (First Sultan) | 1750 | 1808 |
| Sultan Farah Sultan Guled | 1808 | 1845 |
| Sultan Hassan Sultan Farah | 1845 | 1870 |
| Sultan Deria Sultan Hassan | 1870 | 1939 (Creation of British Somaliland insyd 1884) |
| Sultan Abdillahi Sultan Deria | 1939 | 1967 |
| Sultan Rashid Sultan Abdillahi | 1967 | 1969 |
| Sultan Abdiqadir Sultan Abdillahi | 1969 | 1975 |
| Sultan Mohamed Sultan Abdiqadir | 1975 | 2021 |
| Sultan Daud Sultan Mohamed | 2021 |
Administrative divisions
editRegions den districts
edit| Regions | Area (km2) | Capital | Districts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awdal | 16,294 | Borama | Baki, Borama, Zeila, Lughaya |
| Sahil | 13,930 | Berbera | Sheikh, Berbera |
| Maroodi Jeeh | 17,429 | Hargeisa | Gabiley, Hargeisa, Salahlay, Baligubadle |
| Togdheer | 30,426 | Burao | Oodweyne, Buhoodle, Burao |
| Sanaag | 54,231 | Erigavo | Garadag, El Afweyn, Erigavo, Lasqoray |
| Sool | 39,240 | Las Anod | Aynabo, Las Anod, Taleh, Hudun |
Geography
editLocation den habitat
edit- Landscapes of Somaliland
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Lamadaya be waterfalls wey dey locate insyd de Cal Madow mountain range. -
The Somaliland countryside -
View of de Cal Madow Mountains, home to numerous endemic species -
Berbera beach -
Sacadin, Zeila Archipelago
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Demographics
edit| Largest cities anaa towns insyd Somaliland | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Region | Municipal pop. | ||
| 1 | Hargeisa | Marodi Jeh | 1,200,000 | ||
| 2 | Burao | Togdheer | 425,000[12] | ||
| 3 | Borama | Awdal | 300,000[13] | ||
| 4 | Berbera | Sahil | 245,000[14] | ||
| 5 | Erigavo | Sanaag | 180,000[15] | ||
| 6 | Las Anod | Sool | 156,438[16] | ||
| 7 | Gabiley | Marodi Jeh | 141,000[17] | ||
| 8 | Tog Wajaale | Marodi Jeh | 70,450[18] | ||
| 9 | Aynaba | Sool | 50,000[19] | ||
| 10 | Sheikh | Sahil | 35,000[20] | ||
References
edit- ↑ "Somalia/Somaliland: The differences and issues explained | ActionAid UK".
- ↑ "Somaliland: The Horn of Africa's Breakaway State".
- ↑ "Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Somalia | UN Press".
- ↑ "Analysis: Time for jaw-jaw, not war-war in Somaliland". Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica, (Encyclopædia Britannica: 2002), p.835
- ↑ "STRATO – Domain not available". www.somalilandlaw.com.
- ↑ Stafford, J. H.; Collenette, C. L. (1931). "The Anglo-Italian Somaliland Boundary". The Geographical Journal. 78 (2): 102–121. Bibcode:1931GeogJ..78..102S. doi:10.2307/1784441. JSTOR 1784441.
- ↑ Lansford, Tom (24 March 2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4833-7155-9.
- ↑ "Somaliland's population reaches 6.2 million". Horn Diplomat. 19 April 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
- ↑ "Somaliland population reaches 6.2 million, government reports". www.hiiraan.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ↑ The New Encyclopædia Britannica (2002), p. 835.
- ↑ "Dawladda Hoose ee Burco". www.burao.org. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "SDF funded Borama Water Supply Expansion Project Commissioned".
- ↑ Hills, Alice. "Off-road policing: communications technology and government authority in Somaliland" (PDF). Chatham House. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ "Ghost Republic Somaliland". Visura. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ↑ Kluijver, Robert (2020). "The State in Somaliland". Sciences Po Paris: 4. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
- ↑ "Gabiley: UK aid Promoting Women's Economic Empowerment". GOV.UK.
- ↑ "The Secrets of Women of Tog Wajaale". Trademark Africa. 26 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ↑ Zenker, Olaf; Hoehne, Markus Virgil (2 February 2018). The State and the Paradox of Customary Law in Africa. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-01479-9.
- ↑ Briggs, Philip Robarts (2019). Somaliland: with the overland route from Addis Ababa via eastern Ethiopia the Bradt Travel Guide (2nd ed.). Chalfont St Peter: Bradt. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-78477-605-3.
Bibliography
edit- Hoehne, Markus V. 2009: Mimesis and mimicry in dynamics of state and identity formation in northern Somalia, Africa 79/2, pp. 252–281.
- Hoehne, Markus V. 2007: Puntland and Somaliland clashing in northern Somalia: Who cuts the Gordian knot?, published online on 7 November 2007.
- "As Somalia Struggles, Can Neighboring Somaliland Become East Africa's Next Big Commercial Hub?". International Business Times. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- Warmington, Eric Herbert (1995). The Commerce Between the Roman Empire and India. South Asia Books. ISBN 81-215-0670-0.
- Bradbury, Mark, Becoming Somaliland (James Currey, 2008)
- Michael Schoiswohl: Status and (Human Rights) Obligations of Non-Recognized De Facto Regimes in International Law: The Case of 'Somaliland' (Martinus Nijhoff, Leiden 2004), ISBN 90-04-13655-X
- Richards, Rebecca (2014). Understanding Statebuilding: Traditional Governance and the Modern State in Somaliland. Surrey: Ashgate. ISBN 978-1-4724-2589-8.
External links
editSomaliland for Wikipedia ein sisto projects
- Definitions from Wiktionary
- Media from Commons
- News from Wikinews
- Quotations from Wikiquote
- Texts from Wikisource
- Textbooks from Wikibooks
- Resources from Wikiversity
- Travel information from Wikivoyage
- Wikimedia Atlas of Somaliland
- Somaliland web resources GovPubs at de University of Colorado Boulder Libraries provide
- Somaliland at Curlie
- Government of Somaliland (official website)
- Somaliland – BBC Country Profile
- Update on the Situation in the Somaliland (archived version)