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A deadlock ensued until it was broken by the Somali scholar Mohammed Awale Liban who suggested a different symbol from the ones proposed. [3] Liban personally conceived of and designed the flag, [4] [5] and was also used in the short-lived independent State of Somaliland between 26 June 1960 and 1 July 1960.
Flag of Italian Somaliland: An Italian tricolour with Savoy shield and Royal crown in the middle. 1941–1950: Flag of Italian Somaliland under British occupation: A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). 1950–1960: Official flag of Trust Territory of Somaliland
Flag of Somalia. The flag of Somalia consists of a single white five-pointed star on a cyan field representing the five regions in which Somalis reside (at the time: British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland, French Somaliland, Ogaden and the north of Kenya [2]), making it also the ethnic flag of the Somali people.
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The Constitution of Somaliland, as approved on 31 May 2001 by referendum, states at Article 7, that "the flag of the Republic of Somaliland shall consist of three horizontal, parallel and equal sections, the top section, which is coloured green and has inscribed in its midst in white in Arabic language La Ilaha Ill-Allah, Muhammadan Rasulullah ...
Article 7: The Flag, the Emblem and the National Anthem. 2. The emblem of the nation shall consist of a coffee coloured falcon with (the words), in Arabic language, “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) inscribed on its breast. Below the eagle are two hands shaking, and a set of scales hang above it and come down on both of its sides.
" Qolobaa Calankeed" (pronounced [qolobaː ʕalankeːd]; Arabic: علم أي امة; English: "Every nation has its own flag") is the national anthem of Somalia. Written and composed by Abdullahi Qarshe, [1] [2] it was adopted on 1 August 2012 with the passage of the Somali national constitution, [3] in which it is enshrined.
Around 85% of Somalia's residents are ethnic Somalis; the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though Somali is the primary language. Somalia has historic and religious ties to the Arab world. [21] As such the people in Somalia are Muslims, [22] the majority of them Sunni. [23]