The Somalia–Somaliland border ( so, Xuduuda Soomaaliya iyo Soomaaliland; ar, الحدود بين الصومال وصوماليلاند), is the disputed border between

Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...

and the

self-declared Self-proclaimed describes a legal title that is recognized by the declaring person but not necessarily by any recognized legal authority. It can be the status of a noble title or the status of a nation. The term is used informally for anyone declari ...

sovereign state of

Somaliland Somaliland,; ar, صوماليلاند ', ' officially the Republic of Somaliland,, ar, جمهورية صوماليلاند, link=no ''Jumhūrīyat Ṣūmālīlānd'' is a ''de facto'' sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, still conside ...

. It is an international border that separates two countries, while the Somali government and most other countries refer to it as the "Administrative Boundary Line". The

government of Somaliland The Government of Somaliland (JSL) ( so, Dowladda Somaliland or Xukuumada Somaliland, ar, حكومة صوماليلاند) is the central government of Somaliland. The Government of Somaliland consists of legislative, executive, and judicial ...

regards itself as the successor itself as the successor independent State of Somaliland, united in 1960 with the Trust Territory of Somaliland.Encyclopædia Britannica, ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica'', (Encyclopædia Britannica: 2002), p.835

History

Anglo-Italian Boundary Treaty era (1894 and 1960)

In May 1894, the border between

and

was demarcated by the Anglo-Italian. Officially implemented in 1929, it extends along longitude 49 (49E), from the Gulf of Aden to 9°N latitude, and then diagonally across the intersection of longitude 48 (48E) and 8N latitude. West along 8N latitude which is the beginning of the border between

and

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. The names of the villages that are close to the border: *A1 Hills (A1 Mado) *Bunda Ziada *Bosaso or Bender Casim (Italian) *Hegligab (Higle-Gab) *Sorl Hand *Darror *Hauratiroh *Marojeh *Khumberl (E1 Gumbuhul) *Hobat *Dugaan *E1 Dibr *Galweineh *Darado *Wareigleh

Restoration of sovereignty (1991)

After a long

war of independence This is a list of wars of independence (also called liberation wars). These wars may or may not have been successful in achieving a goal of independence. List See also * Lists of active separatist movements * List of civil wars * List of o ...

with the

Siad Barre Mohamed Siad Barre ( so, Maxamed Siyaad Barre, Osmanya script: ; ar, محمد سياد بري; c. 1910 – 2 January 1995) was a Somali head of state and general who served as the 3rd president of the Somali Democratic Republic from 1969 to 199 ...

regime, in 1991,

regained sovereignty from

Somali Democratic Republic The Somali Democratic Republic ( so, Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiya Soomaaliyeed; ar, الجمهورية الديمقراطية الصومالية, ; it, Repubblica Democratica Somala) was the name that the socialist military government gave to Som ...

, Which is not recognized by the Somali government. According to the

constitution A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of Legal entity, entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed. When ...

voted for by the people of Somaliland, the border between

and

is the border of the State of Somaliland which gained independence on May 26, 1960.

Disputed territory

The Puntland state disputes the Sool and Sanaag regions, as well as parts of Togdheer.

Historical maps

Historical maps of the border from north to south in the International Map of the World. Somalia Italia and State of Somaliland"> Somaliland. Anglo-Italian Boundary Commission 1929-1930. Index to Field sheets etc. War Office ledger (WOOS-33-1).jpg, full limits Somaliland. Anglo-Italian Boundary Commission 1929-1930. Indexes to Block plots and Master grids War Office ledger (WOOS-33-4-1).jpg Somaliland. Anglo-Italian Boundary Commission 1929-1930. Indexes to Photo-runs War Office ledger (WOOS-33-3-2).jpg Somaliland. Anglo-Italian Boundary Commission 1929-1930. Indexes to Block plots and Master grids War Office ledger (WOOS-33-4-2).jpg Somaliland. Anglo-Italian Boundary Commission 1929-1930. Indexes to Photo-runs War Office ledger (WOOS-33-3-4).jpg Somaliland. Anglo-Italian Boundary Commission 1929-1930. Indexes to Block plots and Master grids War Office ledger (WOOS-33-4-3).jpg Somaliland. Anglo-Italian Boundary Commission 1929-1930. Indexes to Block plots and Master grids War Office ledger (WOOS-33-4-5).jpg

References

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