Somaliland - Wikipedia
WEBSomaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland; Arabic: جمهورية صوماليلاند, romanized: Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd), is an unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa.It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east.
Somaliland | Historical Region, Self-Declared State in Africa
WEBSomaliland, historically, the area now comprising Somalia and Djibouti. The name is also used to refer to the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared independent country in the Horn of Africa. The region probably formed part of the “Land of Punt” known to the ancient Egyptians. Between the 7th and
Somaliland profile - BBC News
WEBJan 2, 2024 · Somaliland profile. A breakaway, semi-desert territory on the coast of the Gulf of Aden, Somaliland declared independence after the overthrow of Somali military dictator Siad Barre in 1991. The ...
Somaliland: The Horn of Africa’s Breakaway State
WEBJan 25, 2024 · Somaliland is part of Somalia and the larger Horn of Africa region. It has hundreds of miles of coastline along the Gulf of Aden to the north, and it borders Ethiopia to the south and west and ...
History of Somaliland - Wikipedia
WEBe. The history of Somaliland, a country in the eastern Horn of Africa bordered by the Gulf of Aden, and the East African land mass, begins with human habitation tens of thousands of years ago. It includes the civilizations of Punt, the Ottomans, and colonial influences from Europe and the Middle East. Islam was introduced to the area early on ...
State of Somaliland - Wikipedia
WEBv. t. e. Somaliland, officially the State of Somaliland, [4][5] (Somali: Qaranka Soomaaliland, Arabic: دولة صوماليلاند, romanized: Dawlat Ṣūmālīlānd) was a short-lived independent country in the territory of the present-day unilaterally declared Republic of Somaliland, which regards itself as its legal successor. [1]
Somaliland profile - full overview - BBC News
WEBMay 26, 2016 · Somaliland was independent for a few days in 1960, between the end of British colonial rule and its union with the former Italian colony of Somalia. More than 40 years later voters in the ...
Somaliland has been pursuing independence for 33 years. Expert …
WEBJan 24, 2024 · Somaliland declared itself an independent state in 1991. It used colonial boundary lines to separate itself from Somalia. More than three decades later, however, it has yet to gain international ...
Somaliland’s Strategic Case for Independence - Foreign Policy
WEBJul 7, 2021 · Somaliland’s Strategic Case for Independence. Lacking formal international recognition, the territory is seeking to make its mark through infrastructure deals and bilateral ties with key global ...
What Is Somaliland, And Who Controls It? - WorldAtlas
WEBApr 25, 2017 · Overview Of Somaliland. Somaliland is a self-declared state. It lies northwestern of Somalia and southeastern of the Gulf of Aden. The autonomous area of the Puntland lies to the east, Ethiopia to the west and south, and Djibouti to the northwest. The county has an area size of about 53,100 square miles and a population of 4 million.