Portal:Somalia

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Camels on sale at Baidoa livestock market in Somalia on November 7, 2019
Camels on sale at Baidoa livestock market in Somalia on November 7, 2019
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Flag of Somalia
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Coat of arms of Somalia
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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

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

Muslims, the majority being Sunni
.

Aerial view of Beledweyne

region
.

The city is situated in the Shebelle Valley riverine near the Ethiopian border, 210 miles (345 km) north of Mogadishu. Beledweyne is divided by the Shebelle River into eastern and western sections. In 2019, Safiya Jimale became the first female mayor in Somalia. (Full article...)

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Somalia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. The country's participation at Rio de Janeiro marked its ninth in the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1972. The delegation included two track and field athletes: sprinter Maryan Nuh Muse and long-distance runner Mohamed Daud Mohamed, who was the nation's flag bearer in the Parade of Nations. Neither athlete progressed past the first round of their respective competitions. (Full article...)

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

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