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Guban
The Guban ( so, Guban, 'burnt' or 'burned') is the indigenous name for northwestern Somaliland. References *Hadden, Robert Lee. 2007"The Geology of Somalia: A Selected Bibliography of Somalian Geology, Geography and Earth Science."Engineer Research and Development Laboratories, Topographic Engineering Center Geography of Somaliland Deserts of Africa {{Somaliland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somaliland
Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''List of states with limited recognition, de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia. Somaliland lies in the Horn of Africa, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden. It is bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, Ethiopia to the south and west, and Somalia to the east.Encyclopædia Britannica, ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica'', (Encyclopædia Britannica: 2002), p.835 Its claimed territory has an area of , with approximately 5.7 million residents as of 2021. The capital and largest city is Hargeisa. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the Succession of states, successor state to British Somaliland, which, as the briefly independent State of Somaliland, united in 1960 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (the former Italian Soma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geography Of Somaliland
Somaliland is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, internationally considered to be part of Somalia. Somaliland is located in the East African sub-continent between the equator and the Gulf of Aden. The country occupies an area of approximately . The climate is mostly hot and desertlike; it is largely arid with some semi-arid regions. Land boundaries To the north of Somaliland is the Gulf of Aden, which borders Somaliland along its only of coastline. In its north-western corner, Somaliland shares a border with Djibouti. Ethiopia borders the country to the west and to the south. Somalia, which claims sovereignty over the territory of Somaliland, lies to the east. Topography Somaliland is occupied by three main topographic areas. In the north and northwest, along the Gulf of Aden, lie the coastal plains of the Guban region. The plains are a low region that are, on average, just 500 metres above sea level. The low altitude of the region makes it hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
