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A territory in the west, called [[Khatumo State]] has been disputed between Somaliland and [[Puntland]].
A territory in the west, called [[Khatumo State]] has been disputed between Somaliland and [[Puntland]].
== Demographics ==
== Language ==
Most people in Somaliland speak Somali and Arabic. Article 6 of the Constitution of 2001 says the official language of Somaliland is Somali,<ref name=PDF /> but Arabic is a [[mandatory|mandatory]] subject in school. [[English language|English]] is also spoken and taught in schools.
Most people in Somaliland speak Somali and Arabic. Article 6 of the Constitution of 2001 says the official language of Somaliland is Somali,<ref name=PDF /> but Arabic is a [[mandatory|mandatory]] subject in school. [[English language|English]] is also spoken and taught in schools.
The main Somali [[dialect]] is Standard Somali. Standard Somali is spoken in most of Somalia and in countries that are next to it. Standard Somali is used by almost all of the media in the Somaliland region.
The main Somali [[dialect]] is Standard Somali. Standard Somali is spoken in most of Somalia and in countries that are next to it. Standard Somali is used by almost all of the media in the Somaliland region.
== Religion ==
Almost all Somalilanders are [[Muslim]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/2863.htm |title=Background Note: Somalia |publisher=U.S Department of State |accessdate=23 December 2010}}</ref> This is because [[Islam]] is the state religion, and practicing a religion other than Islam is against the law.<ref name=PDF /> Small amounts of non-Islamic [[tradition|tradition]]s exist in Somaliland, but Islam is very important to the Somali sense of national identity.
== Somaliland Media ==
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File:Samo ku waar - Anthem of Somaliland (Instrumental).ogg|Samo ku waar - Anthem of Somaliland (Instrumental)
File:Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova (1895) (18411100885).jpg|Map of Somaliland in the [[19th century]]
File:Dhaymoole Rock art in Somaliland.jpg|[[Wild animals]] depicted in the caves of [[Dhaymoole]], many of which have gone extinct in the region
File:Sheekh Isaaq.jpg|The tomb of [[Ishaaq bin Ahmed|Sheikh Isaaq]], the founding father of the [[Isaaq]] clan, in [[Maydh]], Sanaag
File:Isaaq Flag.svg|A banner used by the Adal Sultanate and later the Isaaq on key religious shrines
File:Corriere Della Sera - 17 agosto 1940 - Offensiva in Africa - titolo.JPG|{{centre|The Italian newspaper ''[[Corriere della Sera]]'' covering the start of the [[British Somaliland]] offensive}}
File:Abyssynia in 1896.png|British Somaliland in 1896
File:Captainallangibb.jpg|Captain Alan Gibbs
==References==
File:Sheikh Bashir praying.jpg|Sheikh Bashir praying [[Sunnah prayer]], 1920
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== Other websites ==
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