Protectorate of Somaliland

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf region
gptkbp:administrativeDivision gptkb:British_Somaliland
gptkbp:area approximately 637,657 square kilometers
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Gulf_of_Aden
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Hargeisa
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Somali_Civil_War
gptkbp:culturalHeritage community gatherings
cultural festivals
historical sites
art and crafts
traditional music
archaeological sites
clan system
cuisine
cultural heritage preservation
cultural identity
nomadic lifestyle
oral history
pastoralism
traditional dress
traditional sports
festivals and celebrations
storytelling traditions
dance traditions
Islamic_traditions
British_colonial_influence
Somali_culture
Somali_poetry
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Somali_shilling
gptkbp:dissolved 1960
gptkbp:established 1884
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Sool_Plateau
gptkb:Shabelle_River
gptkb:Jubba_River
Guban_Plains
Gulf_of_Aden_Coast
Hargeisa_Plateau
Nugaal_Valley
gptkbp:governmentType British_colonial_administration
gptkbp:historicalEvent Battle of Tug Argan
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_the_Scramble_for_Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Protectorate of Somaliland
gptkbp:internationalClassification limited
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Somalia
gptkbp:majorIndustry gptkb:Somali
Islam
gptkbp:notablePerson Mohammed_Haji_Ibrahim_Egal
Abdullahi_Issa
Sir_Edward_Charles_Palmer
gptkbp:officialLanguage English
gptkbp:population approximately 1 million (in 1960)
gptkbp:predecessor Sultanate_of_Somaliland
gptkbp:reform gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:successor Somaliland_(self-declared)
gptkbp:treaty Treaty of 1903
Treaty of 1920
Treaty of London (1884)
Treaty of 1894