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The geology of Somalia is built on more than 700 million year old igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rock, which outcrops at some places in northern Somalia. These ancient units are covered in thick layers of sedimentary rock formed in the last 200 million years and influenced by the rifting apart of the Somali Plate and the Arabian Plate. The geology of Somaliland, the de facto independent country recognized as part of Somalia, is to some degree better studied than that of Somalia as a whole. Instability related to the Somali Civil War and previous political upheaval has limited geologic research in places while heightening the importance of groundwater resources for vulnerable populations.

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Geology of Somalia

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The geology of Somalia is built on more than 700 million year old igneous and metamorphic crystalline basement rock, which outcrops at some places in northern...

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Languages of Somalia

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of Somalia has always been Somali, although throughout Somalia's history various exoglossic languages have also been used at a national level. Somali...

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Geography of Somalia

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Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa which officially consists of the intra-46th meridian east territory, the seven federal member states...

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Somalia

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Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. The country is on the Horn of Africa and is bordered...

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Somali Plate

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The Somali Plate is a minor tectonic plate which straddles the Equator in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is currently in the process of separating from the...

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Somaliland

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(in Somali). Retrieved 24 August 2021. "Local Government Law". Hadden, Robert Lee. 2007. "The Geology of Somalia: A Selected Bibliography of Somalian Geology...

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Horn of Africa

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of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa. Located on the easternmost part of the...

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Geology of Somaliland

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The geology of Somaliland is very closely related to the geology of Somalia. Somaliland is a de facto independent country within the boundaries that the...

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Kismayo

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Kismayo (Somali: Kismaayo, Arabic: كيسمايو, Kīsmāyū; Italian: Chisimaio) is a port city in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) province of Somalia. It...

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Guban

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Somalia)". Britannica Encyclopedia. Retrieved 14 March 2014. Hadden, Robert Lee. 2007. "The Geology of Somalia: A Selected Bibliography of Somalian Geology...

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Somali Civil War

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The Somali Civil War (Somali: Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; Arabic: الحرب الأهلية الصومالية al-ḥarb al-’ahliyya aṣ-ṣūmāliyya) is an ongoing civil war...

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History of Somalia

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Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; aṣ-Ṣūmāl), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmāl al-Fideraaliya)...

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Siad Barre

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1909 – 2 January 1995) was a Somali major general, politician and revolutionary who served as the third president of Somalia from 21 October 1969 to 26...

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Ogaden War

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conflict fought between Somalia and Ethiopia from July 1977 to March 1978 over the sovereignty of Ogaden. Somalia's invasion of the region, precursor to...

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List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Somalia

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in Djibouti List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Ethiopia List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kenya Geology of Somalia Dubar Formation...

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Somali National University

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medicine, engineering and geology. In 1986 the Somali Ministry of Education and Culture made an official request to the University of Padua (which already...

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Port of Kismayo

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Refurbish Port in Somalia, September 20, 1984 R. Lee Hadden, Topographic Engineering Center, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, The Geology of Somalia: a Selected...

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List of tectonic plates

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the southeast coast of Africa Rovuma Plate – One of three tectonic microplates that contribute to the Nubian Plate and the Somali Plate Victoria Microplate...

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Geography of Mauritius

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southeast coast located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. It is geologically located within the Somali plate. Area (includes Agaléga, Cargados Carajos...

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Isaaq genocide

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genocide of Isaaq civilians between 1987 and 1989 by the Somali Democratic Republic, under the dictatorship of Siad Barre, during the Somaliland War of Independence...

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Women in Somalia

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Women in Somalia form a key part of Somali society, with clearly defined and important roles in the family and structure. This includes Somali women in...

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Somali National Movement

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The Somali National Movement (Somali: Dhaqdhaqaaqa Wadaniga Soomaaliyeed, Arabic: الحركة الوطنية الصومالية) was one of the first and most important organized...

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Geology of Nigeria

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The geology of Nigeria formed beginning in the Archean and Proterozoic eons of the Precambrian. The country forms the Nigerian Province and more than half...

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Geology of Socotra

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years of the Cenozoic. The island is on the Somali Plate, which rifted away from the Arabian mainland within the past 60 million years. The geological history...

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Geology of Africa

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parting of these two plates formed the southern part of what used to be known as The Great Rift Valley. In geological terms, the African and Somali plate...

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Geology of Madeira

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extraction of sand and gravel for building material. Geology of the Canary Islands Geology of Cape Verde Wikimedia Commons has media related to Geology of Madeira...

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Arabian Plate

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Hemispheres. It is one of the three continental plates (along with the African and Indian plates) that have been moving northward in geological history and colliding...

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Mineral industry of Somalia

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The mineral industry of Somalia produces small quantities of gemstones and salt. The country also has deposits of feldspar, gypsum, iron ore, copper, gold...

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British Somaliland

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Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate (Somali: Maxmiyadda Dhulka Soomaalida), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland. During...

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