British Somaliland,officially the Somaliland Protectorate,was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland. During its existence,the territory was bordered by Italian Somalia,French Somali Coast and Abyssinia. From 1940 to 1941,it was occupied by the Italians and was part of Italian East Africa.
Hargeisa is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland,a de facto sovereign state in the Horn of Africa,still considered internationally to be part of Somalia. It is also the regional capital of the Maroodi Jeex region of Somaliland.
The Isaaq is a major Somali clan. It is one of the largest Somali clan families in the Horn of Africa,with a large and densely populated traditional territory.
The Dir is one of the largest and most prominent Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. They are also considered to be the oldest Somali stock to have inhabited the region. Its members inhabit Djibouti,Somalia,Ethiopia,and northeastern Kenya.
The Awal,also contemporarily known as the Habr Awal,Subeer Awal,and alternately known as the Zubeyr Awal is one of the largest subclans of the wider Isaaq clan family,and is further divided into eight sub-clans of whom the two largest and most prominent are the Isamusa and Sa'ad Musa sub-clans. Its members form a part of the Habar Magadle confederation.
Badhan,also known as Baran is a city in the Sanaag state of Somaliland.
Sheikh Hassan Barsame was a Somali cleric and religious scholar. He was best known for having fought against Meneliks invasions during the early 1900's and having led the last major revolt against Italian colonial forces in the Banaadir region during the 1920's.
The Dervish Movement was an armed resistance movement between 1899 and 1920,which was led by the Salihiyya Sufi Muslim poet and militant leader Mohammed Abdullah Hassan,also known as Sayyid Mohamed,who called for independence from the British and Italian colonisers and for the defeat of Ethiopian forces. The Dervish movement aimed to remove the British and Italian influence from the region and restore an "Islamic system of governance with a Sufi doctrine as its foundation",according to Mohamed-Rahis Hasan and Salada Robleh.
"Samo ku waar" is the national anthem of Somaliland,a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.
Education in Somaliland is provided in public and private schools. Education is Somaliland is managed by Ministry of Education and Science which controls the development and administration of state schools,it's also has an advisory and supervisory role in private schools.
The Mayor of Mogadishu is head of the executive branch of Mogadishu,the capital of Somalia. The mayor's office administers all city services,public property,police and fire protection,most public agencies,and enforces laws within the city. Mayor Sheik Yousuf Hussein Jim'ale was appointed on 14 September 2022 and succeeded the Mayor Omar Mohamoud Mohamed Filish.
The Makayl-Dheere also known as Makaahiil-Dheere (Makayldheere),is a northern Somali clan,a sub-division of the Makahiil sub-clan of the Gadabuursi Dir clan family.
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Somaliland The Ministry of Education and Science of Somaliland is a national executive authority responsible for the state policy development and normative and legal regulation in the sphere of education,research,scientific,technological and innovation activities,nanotechnology,intellectual property,as well as in the sphere of nurturing,social support and social protection of students and pupils of educational institutions. The work of the Ministry of Education and Science of Somaliland is governed by the Constitution of the Republic of Somaliland,National Education Act,National Constitutional Laws,and Decrees by the President of the Republic of Somaliland. The Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Somaliland worked in cooperation with other national executive bodies,executive bodies of the subjects of the Republic of Somaliland,local authorities,public associations and other institutions. The current minister is Ahmed Mohamed Diriye.
The Isamusa is a prominent Somali clan which is part of the Isaaq family clan. The Isamusa traditionally consists of coastal people,nomadic pastoralist and merchants. This clan are primarily settled in Somaliland,including Maroodi Jeex,Togdheer,Sahil,Awdal,Djibouti,Yemen,as well as Kenya. Isamusa populations are present in southern Somalia such as Mogadishu.
Ahmed Mohamed Dirie,commonly known as Toorno,is a Somali politician,who served as the Minister of Education and Science of Somaliland from Dec 2019 to Nov 2023 .In November 2023,after the resignation of several cabinet ministers,he was appointed as Minister of Planning,by the president,Muse Bihi Abdi,where he is currently working.
Suleiman Hassan Haddi is a Somali politician. He is the former Mayor of Borama,the capital and the largest city of Awdal region of Somaliland,from 2018 to 2021.
Ali Bu'ul,was a famous Somali poet,military leader and sultan from the 19th century originating from Somaliland and Djibouti. Renown for his short lined poems who were in vogue before the early 20th century. Many of his poems are still known today
The 2022 Waheen Market fire was a fire that took place in Hargeisa in the self-proclaimed nation of Somaliland on 1 April 2022. While there were no deaths,damages from the fire amounted to around USD $2 billion,or 60% of Somaliland's GDP.
