Somalis
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Somalis or Somali people are a Cushitic ethnic group and nation native to the Somali Peninsula. The Somali language is the shared mother tongue of ethnic Somalis, which is part of the Cushitic branch
Queen Ati of Land of Punt as depicted on the walls of Deir el-Bahari
A Somali man in a traditional Koofiyad
Ruins of the Adal Sultanate in Zeila, a kingdom led in the 16th century by Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi (Ahmed Gurey).
The Citadel of Gondershe was an important site in the medieval Ajuran Empire.
History of Somalia
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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa.
The Silk Road extending from southern Europe through Arabia, Somalia, Egypt, Persia, India and Java until it reaches China.
Ruins of the Sultanate of Adal in Zeila, Somalia.
Engraving of the 13th century Fakr ad-Din Mosque built by Fakr ad-Din, the first Sultan of the Sultanate of Mogadishu.
Mogadishan currency – The Sultanate of Mogadishu was an important monetary supporter of Adal.