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Flag of Somaliland	Coat of arms of Somaliland

Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliland; Arabic: جمهورية صوماليلاند, romanized: Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd), is an unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as de jure part of Somalia. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east. Its claimed territory has an area of 176,120 square kilometres (68,000 sq mi), with approximately 6.2 million residents as of 2024. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The Government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to British Somaliland, which, as the briefly independent State of Somaliland, united from 1960 to 1991 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic.

Since 1991, the territory has been governed by democratically elected governments that seek international recognition as the government of the Republic of Somaliland. The central government maintains informal ties with some foreign governments, who have sent delegations to Hargeisa; Somaliland hosts representative offices from several countries, including Ethiopia and Taiwan. However, Somaliland's self-proclaimed independence has not been officially recognised by any UN member state or international organisation. It is the largest unrecognised state in the world by de facto controlled land area. It is a member of the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, an advocacy group whose members consist of indigenous peoples, minorities and unrecognised or occupied territories. (Full article...)

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Somaliland's controlled territory is in dark green and territory claimed in light green

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Somaliland face severe challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Somaliland has been a Muslim-majority nation with harsh societal rules. It is dangerous for LGBT people, who face up to the death penalty. Besides, extrajudicial killings, mob lynching is used as an instrument for punishing homosexuals. Somaliland does not recognize same-sex activity abroad. (Full article...)

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...that Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (pictured), emir of Diiriye Guure of the Dervish State, led a resistance war against British, Italian and Ethiopian forces for over two decades?

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The following are images from various Somaliland-related articles on Wikipedia.

Image 1Ruins of the Adal Sultanate in Zeila, Awdal. (from History of Somaliland)
Image 2Somali soldiers confront the British Navy.. (from History of Somaliland)
Image 3Supposed location around the Red Sea and major travel routes by land and sea (from History of Somaliland)
Image 4Neolithic rock art at the Laas Geel complex depicting a long-horned cow. (from History of Somaliland)
Image 5Shaláw Sabaean writing, Sanaag. (from History of Somaliland)
Image 619th century German map showing Sultan Nur's Domain in central Somaliland (from History of Somaliland)
Image 7left British Somaliland Protectorate stamp featuring the tomb of Sheikh Isaaq at Mait. (from History of Somaliland)
Image 85 May resolution of the Burao grand conference. At the second national meeting on 18 May, the SNM Central Committee, with the support of a meeting of elders representing the major clans in the Northern Regions, declared the restoration of the Republic of Somaliland in the territory of the former British Somaliland protectorate and formed a government for the self-declared state. (from History of Somaliland)
Image 9Sculptures have the cobra emblem (uraeus) that is wedged in the personages headdress Discover in Berbera, Somaliland (from History of Somaliland)

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