SOMALIA

Religion & Population
The main religion in Somalia is Islam. The estimated population of Somalia is 11,021,000. Almost 100% of the people in Somalia are Muslim.

Type Of Government

Geography

Resources

NATIVE SOMALI FOODS

• Some Native Somali foods are Shushumow (Somali Crystallised Pastry Shells), Hilib Ari Isku Duug (Braised Goat in Spices and Tomato), Ful Sahan (Fava beans in a berbere spiced tomato sauce). These are only three native Somali dishes.

CLIMATE IN SOMALIA

SOMALI FLAG

• The light blue color stands for the sky above Somalia and the United Nations (UN). The UN assisted the country of Somalia to recognize its dream of freedom. The white star represents African liberty. Each of the star's points regards one of the five historic realms populated by the Somali people.

CULTURAL CLOTHING IN SOMALIA

• Traditional clothing for men.
• Men in Somalia usually wear sarong-like clothing (a sarong is a long piece of cloth which is wrapped around the waist of a man). Usually it is a white cloth, but it is sometimes colorful as well. It is called a macawis. There is similar clothing worn by men in Asia, large parts of Africa, etc.

Cultural Clothing in Somalia

• Traditional clothing for men.
• Men use another white cloth to cover the top part of their bodies, they use the cloth like a shawls. Some Somali men wear kameez as well (a long ankle length shirt made of natural materials). It looks like a long shirt with long sleeves. This clothing helps people survive the very hot weather. Somali men also sometimes wear colorful turbans and hats with embroidery called koofiyad and taqiyah.

Cultural Clothing in Somalia

• Traditional clothing for women.

Famous Monuments

CAPITAL AND MAJOR CITIES IN SOMALIA

• The capital of Somalia is Mogadishu and some major cities in Somalia are Hargeysa, Berbera, and Kismayo. These are only three major cities in Somalia not counting the capital Mogadishu. The capital has the biggest population.

Major Agricultural Products

IMPORTANT nATIONAL dAYS

• One of the important days in Somalia is Independance Day which is on June 26th, in 2012 the violence in the country stopped long enough for the Somalis to celebrate their short freedom. Some Somalis don't like this day because true freedom has not yet happened.
• Two other holidays that are celebrated in Somalia are Eid-Ul-Adha and Eid-Ul-Fitr.

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• Eid-Ul-Fitr is celebrated at the end of Ramadan. Ramadan is the month in which most Muslims fast. This day celebrates the sacrifices that everyone has made. On this day families and friends gather together to enjoy big feasts of food. One of the special activities for some people is the buying of new clothes for them to wear for the special occasion.

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• Eid-Ul-Adha usually lasts for two or three days and happens in the memory of Prophet Ibrahim's willingness to sacrifice his firstborn son to Allah (SWT). The locals slaughter sheep following through with the same act Prophet Ibrahim because in the end Allah (SWT) put a sheep in the place of Prophet Ibrahim's sons place to be slaughtered. The sheep cooked used for a feast with their family and friends. These ar ethereal of the main National Dates in Somalia.

SITES

• http://www.worldometers.info/world-population/somalia-population/ - For the population
• http://www.everyculture.com/wc/Rwanda-to-Syria/Somalis.html - For the religion
• http://www.iexplore.com/articles/travel-guides/africa/somalia/festivals-and... - For the Important National Dates
• http://www.mapsofworld.com/flags/somalia-flag.html - For the flag

SITES PAGE #2

• http://nationalclothing.org/29-nationalclothing/africa/somalia/33-tradition... - For the National Clothes
• http://www.wondermondo.com/Somalia.htm - For Famous Monuments
• http://www.geonames.org/SO/largest-cities-in-somalia.html - For Capital and Major Cities