Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is on the Horn of Africa and is bordered...
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Somali Region Greater Somalia Somali language, a Cushitic language Somali culture Somali cuisine Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis Somali...
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The Somali Civil War (Somali: Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الصومالية al-ḥarb al-’ahliyya aṣ-ṣūmāliyya) is an ongoing civil war...
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Somália is a nickname, and may refer to: Wanderson de Paula Sabino (born 1977), nicknamed Somália, Brazilian striker Paulo Rogério Reis Silva (born 1984)...
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Piracy off the coast of Somalia occurs in the Gulf of Aden, Guardafui Channel, and Somali Sea, in Somali territorial waters and other surrounding places...
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Somaliland (redirect from Somaliland (now Somalia))
country in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by...
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The Somali people (Somali: Soomaalida, Osmanya: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, Wadaad: سٝوماليداَ) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share...
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spoken as a mother tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora. Somali is an official language in Somalia and Ethiopia, and a national...
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The flag of Somalia, also known as the Somali flag, was adopted on October 12, 1954, and was designed by Mohammed Awale Liban. The flag was initially...
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The Somalia affair was a 1993 Canadian military scandal, prompted by the beating to death of Shidane Arone, a Somali teenager, at the hands of two Canadian...
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Demographic features of Somalia's inhabitants include ethnicity, language, population density, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations...
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The Somali civil war (2009–present) is the ongoing phase of the Somali civil war which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia. It began in late...
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Mogadishu (redirect from Capital of Somalia)
Mogadishu (/ˌmɒɡəˈdiːʃuː, -ˈdɪʃ-/, also US: /ˌmoʊɡ-, ˌmɔːɡ-/; Somali: Muqdisho, Wadaad: مُقْدِشو [mʉq'dɪ:ʃɔ] or Xamar, Wadaad: حَمَرْ [ħɑmɑr]; Arabic:...
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Ogaden War (redirect from Ethiopia-Somalia War)
The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War (Somali: Dagaalkii Xoraynta Soomaali Galbeed, Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሶማሊያ ጦርነት, romanized: ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya...
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Air Somalia was a privately owned airline based in Somalia. It was the first private airline owned entirely by Somalis. The carrier was established in...
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The Ethiopian occupation of Somalia, also called the Ethiopian invasion of Somalia or the Ethiopian intervention in the Somali Civil War, was an armed conflict...
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Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fideraaliya)...
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This is a list of presidents of Somalia. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1960, there have been 9 official presidents. The president...
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The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Headed by the president as commander-in-chief, they are constitutionally...
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Somalia is classified by the United Nations as a least developed country, with the majority of its population being dependent on agriculture and livestock...
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Al-Shabaab (militant group) (redirect from Terrorism in Somalia)
based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa. It is actively involved in the ongoing Somali Civil War and incorporates elements of Somali nationalism...
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Bari (Somali: Bari, Arabic: بري) is an administrative region (gobol) in northeastern Somalia. It is bordered by Sool and Sanaag to the west, Nugal to the...
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Somalia is officially divided into 18 administrative regions (gobollo, singular gobol). These are in turn subdivided into seventy-two districts (plural...
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Somalia v Niger Somalia v Sierra Leone Somalia v Libya Algeria v Somalia Somalia v Uganda Somalia v Eswatini Eswatini v Somalia Somalia ...
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Puntland (redirect from Republic of Puntland State of Somalia)
Puntland (Somali: Puntland, Arabic: أرض البنط, Italian: Terra di Punt or Paese di Punt), officially the Puntland State of Somalia (Somali: Dowlad Goboleedka...
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to the expansive landmass Somalis inhabit. It is the product of Somalia's tradition of trade and commerce. Some notable Somali specialties include kimis...
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politics of Somalia takes place in a framework of federal parliamentary republic. According to the Constitution of Somalia, the President of Somalia is head...
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president of Somalia (Somali: Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces...
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Miss Somalia is a national beauty pageant in Somalia that selects the country's representatives to the Miss World, Miss Supranational and Miss Global...
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The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS; Somali: Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, DFS; Arabic: الحكومة الفيدرالية الصومالية) is the internationally recognised...
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