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Somalia, [a] officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, [b] is the easternmost country in continental Africa.The country is located in the Horn of Africa and is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti [14] to the northwest, Kenya to the southwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, and the Indian Ocean to the east.
Somali (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.
Aar Maanta – singer-songwriter, composer, and music producer; Abdi Sinimo (c. 1920s–1967) – artist and inventor of the Balwo musical style; Abdullahi Qarshe (1924–1994) – musician, poet and playwright known for his innovative styles of music which included a wide variety of musical instruments such as the guitar, piano, and oud
Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning 2002 movie Black Hawk Down famously portrayed the story of the Battle of Mogadishu, when Black Hawk helicopters were shot down by Somali forces in 1993. But the film ...
Somali dialects are divided into three main groups: Northern, Benaadir and Maay. Northern Somali (or Northern-Central Somali) forms the basis for Standard Somali. Benaadir (also known as Coastal Somali) is spoken on the Benadir coast from Adale to south of Merca, including Mogadishu, as well as in the immediate
Gaarriye (1949–2012) – Somali poet, most notable for his famous poem Hagarlaawe. Nadifa Mohamed – Somali novelist. Winner of the 2010 Betty Trask Prize. Musa Haji Ismail Galal (1917–1980) – was a Somali writer, scholar, linguist, historian and polymath; Farah Mohamed Jama Awl – Somali author best known for his historical fiction novels.
Somalia accepted the convention in 2020, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. As of 2025 [update] , Somalia recorded three sites on its tentative list. [ 2 ]
Muufo [7] is another type of Somali flatbread popular within south Somalia and is usually eaten with stews and soup but is also sometimes eaten at breakfast with honey or sugar, subag, and black tea. Mushaari or boorash , with butter, nuts and sugar, is eaten across Somalia.