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The Somaliland Presidential Palace (, ), also known as the State House, is the official residence and administrative headquarters of the
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of
Somaliland Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an List of states with limited recognition, unrecognised country in the Horn of Africa. It is located in the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden and bordered by Djibouti to the northwest, E ...
. Situated in the capital city of
Hargeisa Hargeisa ( ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Somaliland, a ''List of states with limited recognition, de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still considered internationally to be part of Somalia. It is also th ...
, the palace serves as the central hub for executive governance and state functions.


Overview

The presidential palace, or state house was constructed in 1952 on a vast estate to the southwest of Hargeisa's city centre by the British protectorate administration to serve as a residence for Queen
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in anticipation of a visit. The state house served as the official residence of the British governor of the Protectorate and was used to host dignitaries and entertain them on its golf course and in its gardens. The state house was considered the jewel in
British Somaliland British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate (), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland. It was bordered by Italian Somalia, French Somali Coast and Ethiopian Empire, Abyssinia (Italian Ethiopia from 1936 ...
's crown. After Somaliland's independence and unification with Somalia in 1960 the palace served as a government guesthouse and as the official residence of the Mogadishu-appointed governors of the then North-West region (today
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), and was named ''Villa Hargeisa.'' The palace was destroyed in 1988 during the Battle of Hargeisa in the
Somaliland War of Independence The Somaliland War of Independence () was a rebellion waged by the Somali National Movement (SNM) against the ruling military junta in Somali Democratic Republic, Somalia led by General Siad Barre lasting from its founding on 6 April 1981 and en ...
. The palace has hosted numerous international delegations, including delegations from the United Kingdom, the European Union, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Norway, the Czech Republic, and France.


See also

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President of Somaliland The president of the Republic of Somaliland (; ) is the head of state and head of government of Somaliland. The president is also commander-in-chief of the Somaliland Armed Forces. The president represents the Government of Somaliland. The f ...


References

{{Presidential Palaces in Africa Presidential residences Buildings and structures in Hargeisa Houses completed in 1952 British Somaliland Government buildings completed in 1952