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Somalia is devided in Puntland, Somalia and Somaliland.

Regions in Somalia : Awdal, Bakool, Banaadir, Bari, Bay, Galguduud, Gedo, Hiiraan, Jubbada Dhexe, Jubbada Hoose, Mudug, Nugaal, Sanaag, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose, Sool, Togdheer, and Woqooyi Galbeed.

Towns / cities: Berbera, Borama, Bosaso, Garowe, Hargeysa, Kisimayo, Marka

Somalia, country on the Horn of Africa [ East Africa ] with a coastline that borders the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean. From the western border it is bounded by Kenya and Ethiopia and, to the northwest, by Djibouti.

Capital City Somalia: Mogadishu [ in Somali, Muqdisho or Xamar; in colonial Italian rendering, Mogadiscio ].


hotels, travel agencies, travel guides, transportation / traveling to somalia

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Hotels in Somalia

 Southtravels.com - Hotels in Somalia [ Hargeisa ]
 Expedia.com 

Hostels / Rest Houses / Lodges

In many villages there are stately owned Rest Houses with accommodation for 4-10 persons

The national parks in Bush-Bush, at Lac Badana and in other Regions offer Lodges as tourist accommodations.

Travel Agents / Tour Operators



 Enchanting Africa [ Munich, Germany ] - tailor made vacations Africa
 
Travel Guides Somalia / Related Books

 On the Horn of Africa: Let's Travel to Somalia Together 
Jeannette P. Windham
Paperback (March 1995); Publisher: Global Age Pub; Language: English; ISBN: 1887176020
 The Somali Conflict - by Mark Bradbury, Oxford 1994
 Bandits on the Border: The Last Frontier in the Search for Somali Unity 
Nene Mburu
Bandits on the Border revisits the pan-Somalian nationalism of the 1960s when Kenyan Somalis attempted to secede and join the Somalia State that had been created after the merger of former British Somaliland and the Italian Trusteeship. This is the first insider's analysis of the so-called Shifta secessionist war and its degeneration into the apolitical banditry. It examines how it was affected by the Cold War, compares it with other African secessionist wars and explores the connections with America's war on international terrorism.
Paperback 285 pages (July 1, 2005); Publisher: Red Sea Press; Language: English; ISBN: 1569022275

Transport / How to travel to Somali

 Mogadishu Airport [ MGQ ] - 6 km west of the city.
 Hargeisa Airport [ HGA ]

 Airline Tickets / Bargain Flights - price comparison is possible

 Somali Airlines run regular services to all major towns
 Daalo Airlines [ London / Paris - Hargeisa, Mogadischu v.v.]

 Maps of Somalia [ Uni Texas - Perry-Castañeda Library - Map Collection ]


Links 

 Travel Insurance

 Mogadishu - Capital City Somaliland -  see Hageisa Coty [ with popups! ]

 Hargeisa

 Puntland
Towns & Villages in Puntland: Bosaso / Boosaaso, Galcaio, Garowe / Garoowe
 Somaliland - Official Website
Cities in Somaliland: Hargeisa, Erigabo, Borama, Burao, Berbera, Lasanod
 Somalia
Cities in Somalia: Baidoa, Beledweyne, Kismayo / Chismayu [ harbour ], Merca [ Hafen ], Mogadishu [ harbour ]

 Berbera
 Borama
 Burao

 Coral Reef
The beaches are protected by a Coral Reef, stretching from Mogadishu till the Kenyan border and is one of the longest reef in the world.
 Ogaden Region
The two rivers in the country, Juba und Shebelle, origin from the Ogaden region in Ethiopia.
 Shimbiris [ 2416 m ] - highest point in Somalia
 The Guban
The low-lying coastal plains, running some 70 km inland with a very hot summer climate.

 Radio Somaliland
 News - Somaliland News
 TV - Somali TV Online
 United Nations in Somalia
 University Borama - Amoud University

Cuisine - Somalia Foods / Recipes

The Best of African Cooking - Manjase Banda
Paperback: 144 pages; Publisher: Esanjam; 2 Revised edition (March 14, 2007); Language: English; ISBN-10: 0954682130; ISBN-13: 978-0954682132
 African Recipes

History of Somalia

Independence: 1 July 1960 (from a merger of British Somaliland, which became independent from the UK on 26 June 1960, and Italian Somaliland, which became independent from the Italian-administered UN trusteeship on 1 July 1960, to form the Somali Republic)

The Republic of Somaliland known as the Somaliland Protectorate under the British rule from 1884 until June, 26th 1960 when Somaliland got its independence from Britain. On July 1st 1960 it joined the former Italian Somalia to form the Somali Republic. The union did not work according to the aspirations of the people, and the strain led to a civil war from 1980s onwards and eventually to the collapse of the Somali Republic. After the collapse of the Somali Republic, the people of Somaliland held a congress in which it was decided to withdraw from the Union with Somalia and to reinstate Somaliland's sovereignty.

 Somalia's History - Wikipedia
Early History, Colonial Era, World War II, Independence Somalia, Siad Barre's regime [ 1969 coup d'etat, Supreme Revolutionary Council, Siad Barre and Scientific Socialism, The Language and Literacy Issue, Creation of the Somali Revolutionary Socialist Party ], Somalia, 1980-90 [ Entrenching Siad Barre's personal rule, Repression, Persecution of the Majeerteen, Oppression of the Isaaq, Harrying of the Hawiye ], Somalian Civil War, Recent History.
 A Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa 
I.M. Lewis
This text covers topics such as: before partition; the imperial partition - 1860-97; the dervish fight for freedom - 1900-20; Somali unification - the Italian East African empire; from trusteeship to independence - 1950-60; the problems of independence; the Somali revolution - 1969-76.
Paperback 352 pages (December 1, 2002); Publisher: James Currey Publishers; Language: English; ISBN: 0852554834

Music, Art & Culture, Events & Entertainment

 Culture of Somalia - Wikipedia
Somali Cultural History, Clan System and Marriage, Somali Language, Religion

Web Portals / Search Engine / Somali Directory

 Arlaadinet
 Puntlandpost
 Somalitalk
 Somaliland Online
Somaliland.ORG | Haatuf |  Somaliland Times |  Jamhuuriya |  Togdheer |  Halgan News | RadioSomaliland |  Hadhwanaag |  Somaliland Net |  Somaliland News |  Togdheer Sports
 Somaliland.org
 Somaliland Times
 Somalinet
SomaliNet is a full Internet portal with many different sub-sites such as news, yellow pages, discussion boards, chat rooms, matrimonial service, etc. Most of its visitors are regular users who spend quality time on different areas of the site.
 SomaliUK - Portal For News, Chat Rooms, Culture, Music, and Forums

 Djibnet


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