Puntland: Historical Images

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'Calula Warriors, 1880'

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'Warriors on Horseback, Hafun, 1880'

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"Greater Bosaso area , (Bosaso and Qaw), 1920. The port city was known as Mosylon by the ancient Greeks and is home to many ancient structures."

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"Did you know that the Beden, an ancient Somali maritime vessel, remains the longest surviving sewn ship in East Africa and Arabia?
Sailors used the beden to transport their cargo. Most of its shipyards mainly lie in the Bari region of Puntland. Here is an image of Bedens in Bari"



For more more information & pics on the seafaring history of Puntland check;

http://puntite.com/post/36015968191/qan ... cient-port

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Portrait from the early 20th Century

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Birth of the Somali Flag, which btw was created by a man from Puntland


First hoisting of Somali flag in 1954 ( Location: Scusciuban,Bari).

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Historical republic of Punt

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Portrait from the early 20th Century

What a beautiful woman!

She is the Somali version of Helen of troy
I wonder who she was

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Keep updating, like these pics

[Guul13]

The Sleeping Lion of Cape Guardafui

Cape Guardafui ( aka Ras Aseyr), known in ancient times as the Cape of Spices, is the northern most point in Somalia. Approaching the Cape from the South one see the natural rock formation of the cape (a lion couchant).

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Sheikh Mijjurtein, born 1787 in what is now Puntland was one of the great Muftis of Somalia, settling in the Merca to spread the religion. The Sheikh died in 1852 at the age of 65.

[hargaysaay]

Portrait from the early 20th Century

look at that chick so healthy accustomed to fresh caano geel and fresh clean nomadic air this women right here will hump you for 20 hours straight if you can only handle it

[Guul13]

Sultanate of Hobyo

The Sultanate of Obbia was a 19th century Somali kingdom in present-day central Somalia established by Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid cousin of the Boqor Uthman Mahamud, the ruler of the Kingdom of Miguirtina.

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Hobyo Cavalry



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