Somalia officially called the Federal Republic of Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa
It is bordered by
Ethiopia to the West the Gulf of Aden to the north the Somali sea to the east and Kenya to the southwest
Somalia is well known for its outstanding
Scenery as well as its beautiful people. So in this video, we will be talking about ten surprising facts about Somalia
How's it going after the facts family it's your
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Oh and as always make sure to watch the whole video to find out the most surprising facts about Somalia
so the first surprising fact about Somalia is that the camel and Somalia is actually so so
Important to the Somali people more important than you think actually because it's one of the most widely
Recognized symbols in Somalia this is because the camel provides me milk
transportation income and status for those who owned one in Somalia
The importance of the camel is also evident in Somalia
oral traditions one famous Somali poet Siyad maxima at the liaison
States that a she-camel is a mother to him who owns it where as a key camel is the artery on which hangs life itself
The practical uses of the camel have been described by Somalis in their extensive oral poetry
Handed down through generations from father to son but ultimately forms a complete literary tradition composed of poems
Proverbs meta forms and tales of wisdom. Another surprising fact about Somalia that not many people are aware of
Is that the Somali coast line is actually one of the longest coastlines on Africa's. Mainland. Somalia is cosign which stretches over?
3333 kilometers consist of the Gulf of Aden to the north the Gaddafi channel to the northeast and the Somali sea to the east
the coast line plays a major role in maintaining the
Economy of the country by fishing and trade as all other fields of economy are not very productive the fund number eight
Is that there are a number of outstanding forests and savannas in Somalia, although Somalia is known for its hot weather
There's actually surprisingly many beautiful waterfalls in Somalia
The waterfalls are otherwise known as Li llama daya and are located in the comedy
mountain range in the northern San IDEs region of Somaliland the meaning of the word in the afro-asiatic
Somali language is not to be looked at which refers to the waterfalls steep
Incline atop a high health the nearest Tata Lama daya is all heed which is situated towards the Red Sea coast
These places are very beautiful and it's very unique to see them at phone number 7 is the civil war in Somalia
the civil war Somalia has been going on for over a decade and Somalia has descended into civil war after the
overthrow of its dictator Mohammed Siad Barre in 1991 since that time
Although there has been progress
The government of Somalia is not exactly where everyone wants it to be
As it still has never had an effective central government in the absence of a central government
Somalia became a failed state the you and then withdrew in 1995 having incurred significant casualties
But no central authority had yet been re-established after the collapse of the central government
There was some return to customary and religious law in most regions though
The fact that Somalia is one of the countries currently suffering a humanitarian crisis may not be too surprising to people
Not many people know that the extent to which that is true Somalia actually faces a humanitarian crisis with more than 2 million people
Threatened by severe hunger a further 3 million people are uncertain of their next meal as research shows
This emergency comes two years after the threat of a major disaster in the unstable East African state
Was averted by timely aid from the international community
Experts describe this crisis as the climate
Emergency and say communities are still struggling to recover from the lengthy droughts that ended in
2017 another surprising fact that most people don't know about Somalia. Is that the ancient rock paintings dating back?
5,000 years have been found in the northern part of Somalia. Otherwise known as last scale
complex
which are cave formation on the rural outskirts of Hargeisa Somaliland contains some of the earliest rock paintings on the
Continent the last kill cave paintings are thought to be some of the most vivid rock art in Africa among other things
They depict cattle in ceremonial robes accompanied by humans who are believed to have been inhabitants of the region
The necks of the cattle are embellished with a kind of plastron and some of the cattle are also portrayed wearing decorative rooms
Besides long horned cattle the rock art also shows an image of a domesticated dog
Several paintings of kanaday as well as a giraffe
The site has also accidentally preserved due to the location of these paintings. Another fact that most people don't know about Somalia
Is that more than half of the residents of Somalia are actually self-employed?
They are farmers herders and independent business owners, wherever Somali people find. Peace
They easily establish business and flourish
You can find successful Somali business communities in Kenya Uganda Tanzania
Rwanda and Ethiopia now many people know that the national animal for Somalia is the panthera pardus
Otherwise known as the leopard. The leopard is one of the five extant species in the genus Panthera a member of the
Philadelphia heron africa in small parts of Western and Central Asia on the Indian subcontinent to South East and East Asia and
Unsurprisingly this includes the country of Somalia
Another thing that not many people are aware of is that the country of Somalia is well known for its poets
Somalia has long built the oral tradition of storytelling and poetry which has successfully been passed from one generation to the next these
Stories and poems were later written down around the 20th century
Their poetry was usually about politics history philosophy and praises notable
Somali poets include syed muhammad abdullah Hassan and his contemporaries such as Garrett Farah
radio Goss and Ismail, Mary
It also features later generation poets like Muhammad Ibrahim or Sami Abdullah. He sold antomattei
Abdul Qader Hersey and Abdullah Mohammed ICI sangu last fact about Somalia
So while most African countries have ethnically diverse
Populations Somalia is one of the continents most ethnically homogeneous nations
85% of the country's population comprises of ethnic Somalis and they're mainly found in northern Somalia
The ethnic minorities are primarily in the southern part of the country and include the Bantu us
Europeans Arabs Persians and Europeans, including French and Italian people
Okay, guys, that's all I have for you for this episode
Somalia is a country full of rich history and although they've had a few dark times the country's people always unite to overcome adversity
together
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