British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate, was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in the territory of modern Somaliland. It was bordered by Italian Somalia, French Somali Coast, and
Image shows British Built Postal Communication office, United Kingdom provided famine prevention , building structural tunnels for transport in mountain paths , Military protection in and during the second world war.British also built Basic Public Infrastructure: An aerodrome, a modern hospital, a power station, and a local broadcasting service to support the growing administrative hub.
Aerial view of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan's main fort in Taleh, the capital of his Dervish movement
British modernized Berbera port with monetary exchange of goods that would pay in part for Somaliland Annual Protectorate Budgets in somaliland : By 1947, the entire annual administrative budget for British Somaliland was £213,139, with local customs revenue from Berbera port covering a portion of the costs and small British grants-in-aid covering the rest.£200,000 pounds is equivalent to 3 million dollars in 2000s.
Sultans of the Isaaq clan in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is a partially recognised state in the Horn of Africa. It is located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northw
British Somaliland
…officially the Somaliland Protectorate (Somali: Maxmiyadda Dhulka Soomaalida), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in the territory of modern Somaliland. It was bordered by Italian Somalia, French Somali Coast, and the Ethiopian Empire (later part of Italian East Africa from 1936 to 1941). From 1884 to…
Wild animals depicted in the caves of Dhaymoole, many of which have gone extinct in the region
The tomb of Sheikh Isaaq, the founding father of the Isaaq clan, in Maydh, Sanaag
A 15th-century French artist's rendering of a battle between troops of the Sultan of Adal (right) and the King of Ethiopia, Yagbea-Sion, and his men (left). From Le livre des Merveilles.
The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera covering the start of the British Somaliland offensive