British Somaliland

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical territory
gptkbp:area 176,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Italian_Somaliland
gptkb:Gulf_of_Aden
gptkb:French_Somaliland
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Hargeisa
gptkbp:culturalHeritage artifacts
traditional music
dance
handicrafts
Somali_poetry
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Somali_shilling
gptkbp:dissolved 1960
gptkbp:economicActivity agriculture
fishing
trade
livestock farming
remittances
gptkbp:established 1884
gptkbp:flag British_Somaliland_flag
gptkbp:governmentType protectorate
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Somali_Civil_War
Battle of Tug Argan
Dervish Wars
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Constitution of 1960
first British protectorate in the Horn of Africa
Treaty of 1884
Declaration of Independence 1991
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British Somaliland
gptkbp:independence June 26, 1960
gptkbp:majorIndustry gptkb:Somalis
Islam
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Hassan_Sheikh_Mohamud
gptkb:Mohamed_Haji_Ibrahim_Egal
gptkb:Mohammed_Abdullah_Hassan
gptkb:Mohamed_Ibrahim_Egal
Abdullahi_Issa
Abdirahman_Ahmed_Ali_Tuur
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Somalia
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million
gptkbp:reform gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:touristAttraction gptkb:Sool_Plateau
gptkb:Golis_Mountains
gptkb:Hargeisa_War_Memorial
gptkb:Laas_Geel
Berbera_Beach
gptkbp:transportation gptkb:Berbera_Port
gptkb:Hargeisa_International_Airport
road network
public transport system
railway history