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Holidays in Somali   -   Travel information Somali.

Former Somali Republic.

Puntland, Somaliland, and Somalia

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

Towns / cities in Somalia : 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 / travelling to somalia

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Hotels Somalia

 
Centrally located hotels ranging from small family run budget accommodation to world-class five star hotels.

 

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

  
Create your perfect trip to Somali   -   Flight, Hotel and Car



Travel Guides Somalia / Related Books

On the Horn of Africa: Let's Travel to Somalia Together (Windows on the World) 
Jeannette P. Windham
Paperback (March 1995);  Publisher: Global Age Pub;  Language: English;  ISBN: 1887176020
  The Somali Conflict von 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 do I travel to Somali

  Mogadishu Airport [ MGQ ]   -   6 km west of the city.
  Hargeisa Airport [ HGA ]
     
 
Book cheap flights to Somalia at ebookers and benefit from discounted airfares. View their latest offers and book your flights, accommodation, car hire and insurance online

  Airline Tickets /  Bargain Flights   -   Flights Somalia / Price comparison possible

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

  Maps International   -   Guides East Africa  
Mapsinternational.co.uk is one of the largest map shops online.
  Map Somalia [ Uni Texas   -   Perry-Castañeda Library   -   Map Collection ]


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  Travel Insurance

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

  Awdal   -   The capital city is Baki.
  Bakool   -   The capital city is Oddur
  Banaadir   -   The capital city is Mogadishu
  Bari   -   The capital city is Bender Cassim
  Bay   -   The capital city is Baidoa
  Galguduud   -   The capital city is Dusa Mareb
  Gedo   -   The capital city is Garbahaarey
  Hiiraan   -   The capital city is Beledweyne
  Jubbada Dhexe   -   The capital city is Bu'aale
  Jubbada Hoose   -   The capital city is Kismaayo
  Mudug   -  The capital city is Galcaio
  Nugaal   -   The capital city is Garoowe
  Sanaag  -   The capital city is Erigavo
  Shabeellaha Dhexe   -   The capital city is Giohar
  Shabeellaha Hoose   -   The capital city is Merca
  Sool   -   The capital city is Laascaanood
  Togdheer   -  The capital city is Burao
  Woqooyi Galbeed   -   The capital city is Hargeysa

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

Cuisine  -  Somalia Foods / Recipes

The Best of African Cooking  -   Manjase Banda, Robin Campbell (Editor)
This book has a collection of African recipes ranging from North, West, East, and Southern Africa. Only the best recipes were selected from the various African countries. The book has recipes from countries such as Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia, Mozambique and many others. The book has over 120 recipes with colour illustrations all using a variety of different ingredients from Africa.
Paperback 128 pages (January 29, 2004);  Publisher: Esanjam;  Language: English;  ISBN: 0954682106
  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 (Eastern African Studies) 
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, Culture & Entertainment

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

Web Portals / Search Engine / 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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