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British Somaliland

1884 – 1960
ColonyAfrica

British protectorate of the northern Somali coast that united with the south to form Somalia.

Became the independent State of Somaliland on 26 June 1960; five days later, on 1 July 1960, it united with the Trust Territory of Somaliland (former Italian Somaliland) to form the Somali Republic.

Borders in 1942 · drawn from 5 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 5 border frames for British Somaliland — the shape you scrub through changes in 1884 · 1917 · 1925 · 1934 · 1942.

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