Talk:Somalia

Semi-protected edit request on 15 August 2024

In the history section of the Somalia page, it says: "The Darawiish defeated the Italian, British, Abyssinian colonial powers on numerous occasions, most notably, the 1903 victory at Cagaarweyne commanded by Suleiman Aden Galaydh, forcing the British Empire to retreat to the coastal region in the late 1900s. The Dervishes were finally defeated in 1920 by British airpower."

The term "late 1900s" doesn't seem to fit here. I assume it means "early 1900s". Winston508 (talk) 06:54, 15 August 2024 (UTC)

 Done Charliehdb (talk) 12:01, 16 August 2024 (UTC)

History of the Somali kingdoms, Sultanates

How come there was zero mention of the Warsangeli sultanates?. They are one of the longest kingdoms in somalia, behind ajuuran. They ruled b/w 1218 to 1886AD. These sultanates were probably one of the most well known in Somali history yet zero mention. This alone makes me question the credibility of the research done to compile this. War-Faahiye (talk) 03:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Arab colonisation

Somalia's colonial history is seriously incomplete here. The first colonization that Somalia underwent was the Arab one. In fact, the first colonizers of East Africa were some Shiite refugees from Oman in the 8th century, followed in the 9th century by Orthodox Sunnis from Shiraz, on the Persian shore of the same gulf. 91.80.67.32 (talk) 04:05, 12 November 2024 (UTC)

Excessive list of past kingdoms in infobox

The infobox of this page lists various Somali kingdoms, but none are legal predecessor of the current state. Some of the kingdoms even existed simultaneously.

Perhaps starting with independence of Somalia would be more appropriate, much like India, Iraq and Malaysia. That would also make navigating the page easier. OwlCityzen (talk) 11:21, 22 November 2024 (UTC)

Some interesting facts about Somalia

Some interesting FACTS about Somalia 🇸🇴

1. The country has the longest coastline in Mainland Africa estimated as over 3,300 KMs, and comes 2nd to Madagascar 🇲🇬 in Africa Continent

2. Prior to the Civil Unrest and instability witnessed from 1990, Somalia 🇸🇴 was;

a) A top producer of Sorghum in Africa and ranked 12th in 1989 with an annual production of 0.33 Million MTs (nearly thrice Kenya’s Production)

b) Leading producer of Sugar Cane in the region and reached highs of nearly 0.5 Million MTs in late 80s ranking within Top 20 Producers of Sugar Cane in Africa

c) Somalia 🇸🇴 was once among the leading producers of Bananas in Africa, and it ranked 9th in late 70s

3. Even in the current, Somalia 🇸🇴 is a trying despite its security challenges

a) In 2021, Somalia 🇸🇴 ranked 22nd in Africa in Production of Dry Beans 🫘

b) The country ranks 13th in Africa in the production of Sesame Seeds, although it used to be the 2nd largest producer in late 80s

c) It currently ranks 11th in the production of Coconut 🥥

d) The country ranks 22nd in Oranges 🍊 Production in Africa and 25th in Tomatoes 🍅 production

e) It's also the 10th largest producer of dates in Africa, with an annual production of 13,784 MTs

f) Somalia 🇸🇴 has the 12th highest population of Goats 🐐 in Africa estimated as 11.6 Million in 2021

g) It also has the 2nd highest population of CAMELS 🐫 in Africa after Chad 🇹🇩 and 18th largest herd of cattle 🐄 in the continent

4. Somalia 🇸🇴 has a forest cover of nearly 10% which is more than the forest cover in Kenya 🇰🇪, Lesotho 🇱🇸, Côte d'Ivore 🇨🇮 among others Countries

5. Somalia 🇸🇴 has the highest share of its population living outside its boundaries. Nearly 2.2 Million Somalis live in diaspora

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Bile seraar (talk) 07:50, 26 November 2024 (UTC)

No Map Key

The globe map at the top of the page has two different shades of green without specifying what they mean. I assume that it's Somaliland but this still needs a key. Sushidude21! (talk) 00:23, 14 December 2024 (UTC)

Added. Best, CMD (talk) 02:37, 14 December 2024 (UTC)