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  2. Administrative divisions of Somalia - Wikipedia

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    Somalia is officially divided into 18 administrative regions ( gobollo, singular gobol ). [1] These are in turn subdivided into seventy-two districts (plural degmooyin; singular degmo ) On a de facto basis, northern Somalia is now divided up among the autonomous region of Puntland In central Somalia, Galmudug is another regional entity that ...

  3. History of Jews in Somalia - Wikipedia

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    From 1881 to 1882, a few hundred Jews left but more arrived until 1914. Yemenite-Somali Jews served as prominent leaders in successive Somali governments of the 1960s and 1970s. However, in the 1970s when Somalia joined the Arab League, many Yemenite-Somali Jews sold their businesses and emigrated.

  4. Johnny Somali - Wikipedia

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    johnnysomali. Years active. 2023–2024. Followers. 13 thousand (Before ban) Last updated: April 7, 2024. Ramsey Khalid Ismael (born September 26, 2000), popularly known by his alias Johnny Somali, is a Somali American [note 1] live-streamer.

  5. List of cities in Somalia - Wikipedia

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    About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate; Contribute Help; Learn to edit; Community portal; ... This is a list of cities, towns and villages in Somalia. This list is ...

  6. War in Somalia (2006–2009) - Wikipedia

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    24,398 killed [30] [31] 1.9 million displaced [32] (see § Casualties and human rights violations) The Ethiopian invasion of Somalia, also known as the Ethiopian occupation of Somalia [33] or the Ethiopian intervention in the Somali Civil War, [34] was an armed conflict that lasted from late 2006 to early 2009.

  7. Islam in Somalia - Wikipedia

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    Islam was introduced to the northern Somali coast early on from the Arabian peninsula, shortly after the hijra. Zeila 's two- mihrab Masjid al-Qiblatayn dates to the 7th century, and is the oldest mosque in the country. [6] Somalis were among the earliest non-Arabs to convert to Islam. [7]

  8. List of presidents of Somalia - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of presidents of Somalia. Since the establishment of the office of president in 1960, there have been 9 official presidents. The president is the head of state of Somalia and the commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The current office holder is Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election ...

  9. Kenya–Somalia relations - Wikipedia

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    At the same time, Somalia has also established concessions with companies for different activities in the disputed area. However, Kenya’s actions allowed it to allege unlawful operations in its territory, leading to the application to the ICJ. Somalia also protested against Kenya’s works in the disputed area several times.