British Somaliland
British protectorate from 1884 to 1960British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate, was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in the territory of modern Somaliland. It was bordered by Italian Somalia, French Somali Coast, and the Ethiopian Empire.
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Timeline
AI Generated- 1898The British transitioned administration of the protectorate from their British India colony until 1898.
- 1899The Dervish movement began a decades-long resistance against the British.
- 1905Administration of British Somaliland was transferred from the Foreign Office to the Colonial Office.
Nearby Places

Hargeisa
Capital and most populous city of Somaliland

Bank of Somaliland
Somaliland's central bank

Italian invasion of British Somaliland
1940 World War II campaign in East Africa

Hargeisa War Memorial
Monument commemorating the independence day of Hargeisa in Somaliland

Radio Hargeysa
Radio station in Somaliland
Ali Matan Mosque
Mosque in Hargeisa, Somaliland

Presidential Palace, Somaliland
Building in Hargeisa, Somaliland
Gobonimo Market
Major Market in Somaliland