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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 ...
Somalis have a rich musical heritage centered on traditional Somali folklore. Most Somali songs are pentatonic; that is, they only use five pitches per octave in contrast to a heptatonic (seven note) scale such as the major scale. Somali art is the artistic culture of the Somali people, both historic and contemporary.
Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland. [17] Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, [18] [19] [20] of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of Somalia's residents are ethnic Somalis; the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though Somali is the primary ...
Due to Somaliland's Islamic heritage, some Somalis in this region wear long dresses known in the Arab and Islamic worlds as khameez. Somaliland's climate is mainly hot so many men wear an embroidered cap known as koofiyad. Recent years, many men in Somaliland choose to wear suits and ties to look more modern. This Western dress code is dominant ...
also: Countries: Somalia: People This category is about people who are nationals of Somalia . For people of the Somali ethnic group , see Category:Ethnic Somali people .
Many Bravanese people are of Arab, Indian and Persian origin and therefore they tend to look physically distinct from the vast majority of other Somalis. They also have some Southeast Asian ancestry established thousands of years ago by trading with people from maritime Southeast Asia such as Malaysia and Indonesia as well as China. [4]
Somali is an official language in both Somalia and Ethiopia, [7] and serves as a national language in Djibouti, it is also a recognised minority language in Kenya. The Somali language is officially written with the Latin alphabet although the Arabic script and several Somali scripts like Osmanya, Kaddare and the Borama script are informally ...
Somali young women and men performing the traditional dhaanto dance-song in Jubaland. Married women tend to sport head-scarves referred to as shash, and also often cover their upper body with a shawl known as garbasaar. Unmarried or young women do not always cover their heads. Traditional Arabian garb such as the jilbab is also commonly worn.