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British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate (Somali: Maxmiyadda Dhulka Soomaalida), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland. [2] During its existence, the territory was bordered by Italian Somalia , French Somali Coast and Abyssinia (temporarily Italian Ethiopia ).
Map of British Somaliland indicating clan territories and respective populations. Map of the British Somaliland Protectorate. The largest clan family in Somaliland is the Isaaq , [ 264 ] currently making up 80% of Somaliland's population.
British Somaliland map. This is a list of colonial governors of British Somaliland from 1884 to 1960. ... British Somaliland Protectorate: 29 March 1941 to 3 March 1943:
1911 map showing Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland, including Berbera. After signing successive treaties with the various clans of the northern Somali coast between 1884 and 1886, the British established a protectorate in the region referred to as British Somaliland. [46]
This prompted an unsuccessful bid by Britain in 1956 to buy back the Somaliland territory that it had turned over [13] (which some presume was a "protectorate" by British treaties with the Somali clans in 1884 and 1886). 19th century map showing Haud as part of the British Somaliland protectorate
Map of the border. The Ethiopia–Somalia border stretches 1,500 kilometers. In the 19th century, both Britain and Italy contributed to shaping the modern border, on behalf of their colonies of British and Italian Somaliland. The Somali people were thus under British, French, Italian and Ethiopian rule.
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Map showing the eastern boundaries of Somaliland by the Somaliland Treaties. The Anglo-Italian Boundary. The territory was historically part of British Somaliland, a British protectorate that was granted independence in 1960 and then formed a union with neighboring Italian colony Trust Territory of Somaliland to form the Somali Republic.