British Somaliland

British Somaliland Protectorate
Dhulka Soomaalida ee Biritishka
British Somaliland Protectorate Dhulka Soomaalida ee Biritishka
1884–1940; 1941–1960
	Anthem:
	British Somaliland in 1922
Status	British Protectorate; (Subordinate to British India until 1 October 1898)
Capital	Berbera (until 1941); Hargeisa (from 1941)
Common languages	Somali, Arabic, English
Religion	Islam
Governor
• 1884–1888 (first)	Frederick Mercer Hunter
• 1959–1960 (last)	Douglas Hall
History
•	1884
• Protection treaties	1886
• Somali Coast Protectorate	20 July 1887
• Dervish rebellion	1900–1920
• Italian invasion	3 August 1940
• British recapture	8 April 1941
•	26 June 1960
• Somali unification	1 July 1960
Area
1904	Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Population
• 1904	153,018
Currency	Rupee; (1884–1941); East African shilling; (1941–1962)
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Isaaq Sultanate
	Habr Yunis Sultanate
	1940:; Italian East Africa
1940:; Italian East Africa
1960:; State of Somaliland
Today part of	Somaliland

British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate^[2] (Somali: Dhulka Maxmiyada Soomaalida ee Biritishka), was a British protectorate in present-day Somaliland. The territory was bordered by Darawiish, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland and Abyssinia. From 1940 to 1941, it was occupied by the Italians and was part of Italian East Africa.

British Somaliland Media

Instrumental recording of "God Save the King" the national anthem of the United Kingdom; the same tune is also used for "Oben am jungen Rhein", the national anthem of Liechtenstein.
Somaliland clan map
Map of the British Somaliland Protectorate.
Sultans of the Isaaq clan in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Mohamoud Ali Shire Sultan of the Warsangali clan
Aerial view of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan's main fort in Taleh, the capital of his Dervish movement
1911 map of Somaliland and Somalia showing British Somaliland and Italian Somaliland
Somaliland Camel Corps between Berbera and Odweyne in 1913.
Description: Hargeisa, British Somaliland protectorate. The women's market. *Location: Hargeisa, British Somaliland*Our Catalogue Reference: Part of CO 1069/3 This image is part of the Colonial Office photographic collection held at The National Archives, uploaded as part of the Africa Through a Lens project. Feel free to share it within the spirit of the Commons.
Sheikh Bashir praying Sunnah prayer, 1920