British Protectorate of Somaliland

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Protectorate_of_Somaliland

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	British colony
gptkbp:area	137,600 km²
gptkbp:borderedBy	gptkb:Ethiopia gptkb:French_Somaliland gptkb:Italian_Somaliland
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Hargeisa
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:East_African_shilling Somaliland rupee
gptkbp:demonym	Somalilander
gptkbp:disbanded	1960
gptkbp:established	1884
gptkbp:ethnicGroup	Somali
gptkbp:firstGovernor	gptkb:Frederick_Mercer_Hunter
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Flag_of_British_Somaliland
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:province
gptkbp:hasCoastline	gptkb:Gulf_of_Aden
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:homeport	gptkb:Berbera
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Protectorate of Somaliland
gptkbp:independenceDate	26 June 1960
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	SO
gptkbp:lastRuler	gptkb:Douglas_Hall
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Horn_of_Africa present-day Somalia present-day Somaliland
gptkbp:mainExports	gptkb:livestock frankincense hides gums
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Erigavo gptkb:Burao gptkb:Berbera gptkb:Borama
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:Somali_Republic gptkb:Trust_Territory_of_Somaliland
gptkbp:monarch	gptkb:King_Edward_VII gptkb:King_George_V gptkb:King_George_VI gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_II gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Italian_occupation_(1940–1941)
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:population	about 650,000 (1950s)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:purpose	protect British trade route to India
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:restoredToUK	1941
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Somali_Republic gptkb:State_of_Somaliland
gptkbp:treaty	Anglo-Somali treaties (1884-1886)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Protectorate_government gptkb:British_Protectorate
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7