Tourism in Somaliland
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Tourism in Somaliland
is a small but growing industry. The Government of Somaliland
has plans to develop it further and views it as an industry with potential for significant growth. The Laas Gaal cave painting
s have been cited as a potential attraction for tourists. Some tourists also visit for wildlife tourism. Other attractions include nearby islands and offshore reefs. Some towns in Somaliland feature buildings that were constructed while the area was part of British Somaliland
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Somaliland has an official Ministry of Tourism that oversees foreign tourists who visit. Somaliland's safety and prosperity relative to neighboring regions has allowed a tourism industry to develop. However, Somaliland's lack of international recognition has hindered the development the industry.
Somaliland
Somaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
is a small but growing industry. The Government of Somaliland
Politics of Somaliland
The politics of Somaliland take place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, with the President as head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government...
has plans to develop it further and views it as an industry with potential for significant growth. The Laas Gaal cave painting
Cave painting
Cave paintings are paintings on cave walls and ceilings, and the term is used especially for those dating to prehistoric times. The earliest European cave paintings date to the Aurignacian, some 32,000 years ago. The purpose of the paleolithic cave paintings is not known...
s have been cited as a potential attraction for tourists. Some tourists also visit for wildlife tourism. Other attractions include nearby islands and offshore reefs. Some towns in Somaliland feature buildings that were constructed while the area was part of British Somaliland
British Somaliland
British Somaliland was a British protectorate in the northern part of present-day Somalia. For much of its existence, British Somaliland was bordered by French Somaliland, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland. From 1940 to 1941, it was occupied by the Italians and was part of Italian East Africa...
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Somaliland has an official Ministry of Tourism that oversees foreign tourists who visit. Somaliland's safety and prosperity relative to neighboring regions has allowed a tourism industry to develop. However, Somaliland's lack of international recognition has hindered the development the industry.
External links
- Somaliland Tourist information at GeoCurrents
- Somaliland Travel Guide at WikitravelWikitravel-External links:* *...