Greater Somalia
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Greater Somalia is a historic cultural and geographic concept encompassing all regions in the Horn of Africa predominantly inhabited by ethnic Somalis, spanning parts of several modern states.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic concept
ⓘ
historic cultural region ⓘ irredentist concept ⓘ |
| advocatedBy | Somali Republic (1960s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Somali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becameProminentIn | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| characterizedBy | predominantly Somali-inhabited areas ⓘ |
| contestedBy |
Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
France (historically in Djibouti) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom (historically in NFD) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedDuring | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Greater Somali homeland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pan-Somali territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
Somali customary law (xeer)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
clan-based social structure ⓘ pastoral nomadism ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRootIn | partition of Somali-inhabited territories by colonial powers ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion | Sunni Islam (majority) ⓘ |
| includesPartOf |
Djibouti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
British Somaliland (historical)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Somaliland (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian Somaliland (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ NFD of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Frontier District NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogaden NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali Region of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Somali anti-colonial resistance
ⓘ
decolonization in Africa ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notCoterminousWith | internationally recognized borders of Somalia ⓘ |
| politicalGoalOf | Somali irredentist movements ⓘ |
| relatedConflict |
Ogaden War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shifta War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pan-Somalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somali nationalism ⓘ |
| starPointRepresents |
Djibouti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Frontier District of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Somali Region of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Somalia proper NERFINISHED ⓘ Somaliland / former British Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizedBy | five-pointed white star on the flag of Somalia ⓘ |
| visionArticulatedIn | Somali nationalist discourse ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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