Somalia

This article is part of the series: Culture of Somalia Image File history File links Flag_of_Somalia. ... // Somali History The origins of the Somalis and their time of entry into present-day Somalia has been debated, with Somalis claiming descent from Arabian families who settled on the coast 1,000 years ago, and historians tracing the origins to pre-15th century. ...

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The holidays in Somalia: Somalia uses two calendar systems: the Gregorian calendar primarily, but the Islamic calendar for religious holidays. Most Somalis are Sunni Muslims. ... The Somali language is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. ... Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya) is a coastal nation in East Africa, widely known as Horn of Africa. ... Chopper scene from the Movie Rajo. ... Somalia has the distinction of being one of only a handful of African countries that are composed almost entirely of one ethnic group, the Somalis. ... Cuisine of Somalia varies from region to region and it encompasses different styles of cooking. ... A Somali rancher herds cattle in Kismayo. ... The Somali National Army was made up of the army, navy, air force, and air defense command. ... Shax (known as Jar or Mororova in some areas) is a board game played in Africa, and particularly Somalia, from ancient times and still popular today. ... The Somali national anthem, Somalia, Wake Up, was composed by Ali Mire Awale-July 1947. ... The Somali shilling (shilin soomaali) is the currency used in the African nation of Somalia. ... In the United States, a holiday is a day set aside by a nation or culture (in some cases, multiple nations and cultures) typically for celebration but sometimes for some other kind of special culture-wide (or national) observation or activity. ... The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used calendar in the world. ... The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar (Arabic: التقويم الهجري; at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری Gāhshomāri-ye Hejri; also called the Hijri calendar) is the calendar used to date events in many predominantly Muslim countries, and used by Muslims everywhere to determine the proper day on which to celebrate Islamic...

June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... The British Somaliland was a British protectorate in the north part of the Horn of Africa, and later part of Somalia and presently the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ... Italian Somaliland was an Italian colony that lasted, apart from a brief interlude of British rule, from the late 19th century until 1960 in the territory of the modern-day East African nation of Somalia. ... Look up Somalia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary News AllAfrica. ... Rabi al-awwal ( ربيع الأول ) is the third month in the Islamic calendar. ... For other persons named Muhammad, see Muhammad (name). ... Mawlid, Mawlid an-Nabi or Milad al-Nabi (Arabic: ‎) is the celebration of the birthday of Muhammad, the final prophet of Islam; also known as The Seal of the Prophets. Shia Muslims celebrate this day on the 17th of Rabi-ul-Awwal, coinciding with the birth date of the... Rajab (Arabic: رجب ) is the seventh month of the Islamic calendar. ... A 16th century Persian miniature painting celebrating Muhammads ascent into the Heavens, a journey known as the Miraj. ... Shawwal is the tenth month on the Islamic calendar. ... This article is about Islamic religious observances in the month of Ramadan. ... Eid ul-Fitr (Arabic: عيد الفطر, Persian: عید فطرTurkish: Ramazan Bayramı / Åžeker Bayramı) , often abbreviated as simply Eid, sometimes spelled Eid al-Fitr, is an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. ... Dhul Hijjah (ḏū-l-ḥiǧǧatu ذو الحجة) is the 12th month on the Islamic calendar. ... Eid ul-Adha (Arabic: عيد الأضحى ‘Īd al-’Aḍḥā) occurs on the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. ... Muharram (Arabic: محرم ) is the first month of the Islamic calendar. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

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• Somaliland