Life in Somalia like you haven’t seen before – Photos
The Eastern African nation of Somalia (officially known as the Federal Republic of Somalia) is bordered by Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. Somalia has a population of around 12 million (July 2021 est). Occupying an area of 637,657km and sitting on the Horn of Africa, the country is slightly smaller than the state of Texas (CIA World Factbook).
The capital city of Somalia is Mogadishu. Somali and Arabic are the official languages, and Islam is the main religion.
LIFE IN SOMALIA – PHOTOS
A woman shops at a roadside stall in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, August, 2013. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
A shopkeeper is seen in a clothing and footwear shop in Hamar Weyne market in the Somali capital Mogadishu, August, 2013. Buildings and infrastructure devastated and destroyed by decades of conflict are being repaired; thousands of Diaspora Somalis have returned home to invest and help rebuild their nation; foreign embassies and diplomatic missions have reopened. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
A money exchanger counts Somali shilling notes on the streets of the Somali capital Mogadishu. Millions of people in the Horn of Africa nation Somalia rely on money sent from their relatives and friends abroad in the form of remittances in order to survive. According to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), an estimated $1.6 billion US dollars is sent back annually by Somalis living in Europe and North America. AU/UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
A little girl and her father walk on Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, during Eid al-Fitr in July. AMISOM PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.
A young boy looks out over boats anchored off Lido Beach in the Kaaraan district of the Somali capital Mogadishu, 05 August, 2013. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
A Somali fisherman holds up a lobster in Hamar Weyn district’s fish market caught in the Indian ocean off of the coast of Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 22. AU UN IST PHOTO / ILYAS A. ABUKAR.
A Somali fisherman carries a shark to the market in Hamar Weyn district for sale. Mogadishu, Somalia. May 22, 2013. AU UN IST PHOTO / ILYAS A. ABUKAR.
A Somali boy jumps between old fishing boats above Mogadishu’s fishing harbour near the fish market in the Somali capital, March, 2013. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
Traders wait to sell their fish inside Mogadishu’s fish market in the Xamar Weyne district of the Somali capital, 16 March, 2013. Every morning Mogadishu’s fishermen bring their catch ashore upon which it is quickly unloaded and transported to Xamar Weyne’s lively and chaotic fish market where it is sold for consumption on the local market and increasingly, for export to other countries. Over the last two decades, instability on land has greatly restricted the development of the country’s fishing industry, but now that Somalia is enjoying the longest period of sustained peace in over 20 years, there is large-scale potential and opportunity to harvest the bountiful waters off the Horn of Africa nation, which boasts the longest coastline in Africa. AU-UN IST PHOTO / STUART PRICE.
Girls line up during a basketball drill in Mogadishu, Somalia, on June 6. Banned under the extremist group, Al Shabaab, Basketball is once again making a resurgence in Mogadishu. Today at least a dozen teams in the city play in a league and both men and women are coming out to play the sport. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.
A girl passes a ball during a drill at basketball training session in Mogadishu, Somalia, on June 6. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.
SOMALIA, Kismayo, 15 July 2013, workers at Kismayo Seaport in southern Somalia pray during the holy month of Ramadan. AU-UN IST PHOTO / RAMADAN MOHAMED HASSAN.
Boys practice their acrobatics on Lido beach in Mogadishu, Somalia, on January 31. The Mogadishu lifeguards, consisting entirely of a volunteer force of fisherman, began patrolling Lido beach in September 2013 after a spate of drownings. Mogadishu’s beaches have become a popular destination for the city’s residents. AU UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.
Children play soccer on Lido beach in Mogadishu. After more than two decades of civil war, life in Somalia’s capital is finally returning to some semblance of normality. AU-UN IST PHOTO / TOBIN JONES.
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