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Somalia is a semi-arid country with about 1.6% arable land. [3] The first local environmental organizations were Ecoterra Somalia and the Somali Ecological Society, both of which helped promote awareness about ecological concerns and mobilized environmental programs in all governmental sectors as well as in civil society.
Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis; Somali, plural of Somalo, former Somali currency; Somali Plate, a tectonic plate which covers the eastern part of Africa; Somalia, a country in the Horn of Africa; Somaliland, an unrecognised state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as de jure part of Somalia; Somali Region, a Somali ...
Somali woman shows traditional incense during an event to showcase traditional Somali culture Somali woman building a Somali aqal or buul The culture of Somalia is an amalgamation of traditions developed independently and through interaction with neighbouring and far away civilizations, such as other parts of Northeast Africa , the Arabian ...
Somali is the best documented of the Cushitic languages, [305] with academic studies of it dating from before 1900. Northern Somali is the main dialect spoken in the country, in contrast to Benadiri Somali which is the main dialect spoken in Somalia. [306
Somalia (Somali: Somaliya; aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fideraaliya) and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a country located in the Horn of Africa.
The fact that Somalia was the target of America's first major military operation under the new administration surprised many in the country who feared the US was planning to abandon them.
Somalia map of Köppen climate classification. Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa which officially consists of the intra-46th meridian east territory, the seven federal member states, namely Galmudug, Hirshabelle, Jubaland, South West, Puntland, and the municipality of Benadir. [2]
On 20 July 1961 and through a popular referendum, Somalia ratified a new constitution, which was first drafted in 1960. The new constitution was rejected by Somaliland. [3] [4] [5] The administration lasted until 1969, when the Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC) seized power in a bloodless coup and renamed the country the Somali Democratic ...