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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ travelcamel.com. "Somaliland Things to Do". travelcamel.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Museum, Saryan. "Saryan Museum Somaliland's heritage". Saryan Museum. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ↑ Horn Diplomat (2018-04-05). "Somaliland:Hargeisa's Saryan Museum: A Small Wonder". horndiplomat.com. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
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