British Somaliland
British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate[2] (Somali: [Dhulka Maxmiyada Soomaalida ee Biritishka] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help)), 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 Protectorate Dhulka Soomaalida ee Biritishka | |||||||||||||||
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| 1884–1940 1941–1960 | |||||||||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||||||||
| 1900–1920 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 August 1940 | |||||||||||||||
| 8 April 1941 | |||||||||||||||
• | 26 June 1960 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 July 1960 | |||||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||||
| 1904[1] | 155,399 km2 (60,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||||
• 1904[1] | 153,018 | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | Rupee (1884–1941) East African shilling (1941–1962) | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Somaliland | ||||||||||||||
British Somaliland Media
United States Navy Band - God Save the Queen
Somaliland clan map
Aerial view of Mohammed Abdullah Hassan's main fort in Taleh, the capital of his Dervish movement
Horn of Africa, c. 1915 C.E. according to contemporary sources
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.
Mohamoud Ali Shire Sultan of the Warsangali clan
Sultans of the Isaaq clan in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Sheikh Bashir praying Sunnah prayer, 1920
References
- ↑ "Census of the British empire. 1901". Openlibrary.org. 1906. p. 178. Retrieved 26 December 2013.
- ↑ Kingdom, United. "Somaliland Protectorate, communicated by the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
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