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ID: 7018667
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Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Somaliland (general region)  Somaliland (general region)

Note: Located between the equator and the Gulf of Aden. The term is both historic and current. It may refer to a historic region comprising present-day Somalia and Djibouti. It may also refer to the Republic of Somaliland, a self-declared independent country roughly comprising the area formerly known as British Somaliland.

Names:
Somaliland (preferred,C,V)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Africa (continent)  ....  Africa (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Somaliland (general region)  ........  Somaliland (general region) (P)

Place Types:
general region (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Somaliland..........  [VP Preferred]
.......................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1130
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 19 June 2015
..................  Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1130
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-2014) accessed 19 June 2015

 

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