Somalia
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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. Stretching across the Horn of Africa, it borders Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest,
Neolithic rock art at the Laas Geel complex depicting a long-horned cow
Men from Punt carrying Gifts, Tomb of Rekhmire.
The Beden is a fast, ancient Somali single or double-masted maritime ship.
The Silk Road extending from China to southern Europe, Arabia, Somalia, Egypt, Persia, India, and Java
Somaliland
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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
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…19th-century East Africa, receiving tribute from Omani governors and creating alliances with important Muslim families on the East African coast. In Somaliland, the Isaaq Sultanate was established in 1750. The Isaaq Sultanate was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the 18th and 19th…
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