Hargeisa War Memorial
| Hargeisa War Memorial | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Freedom Square, Independence Avenue, Hargeisa, Somaliland, Somalia |
| Type | Monument |
| Dedicated to | casualties during aerial bombardment of Hargeisa in 1988 |
The Hargeisa War Memorial is a monument in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.[1][2][3][4][5] The memorial was set up to commemorate Somaliland's breakaway attempt in the 1980s, and is a symbol of struggle for some of the people of this province.[6]
Description
The memorial is located in Hargeisa's Freedom Square. It consists of a MiG-17 fighter aircraft of the Somali Air Force, which crashed nearby. The fresco underneath shows a woman holding the flag of Somaliland looking towards the sky in hope. At its base, a body lies wrapped in cardboard.[7]
Gallery
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Murial
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At night
References
- ↑ BBC:Somaliland profile
- ↑ "The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic". University of Pretoria. 1 February 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2010. "The Somali Republic shall have the following boundaries. (a) North; Gulf of Aden. (b) North West; Djibouti. (c) West; Ethiopia. (d) South south-west; Kenya. (e) East; Indian Ocean."
- ↑ Philip Briggs (2012). Somaliland. Bradt Travel Guides. pp. 92–. ISBN 978-1-84162-371-9.
- ↑ Stuart Butler; Dean Starnes (2009). Ethiopia & Eritrea. Lonely Planet. pp. 276–. ISBN 978-1-74104-814-8.
- ↑ Lonely Planet; Jean-Bernard Carillet; Tim Bewer; Stuart Butler (1 May 2013). Lonely Planet Ethiopia, Djibouti & Somaliland. Lonely Planet. pp. 513–. ISBN 978-1-74321-647-7.
- ↑ "Close Residents of Somaliland sit under a war memorial of a MiG fighter jet in the centre of town in Hargeisa". Reuters. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ Badawi, Zeinab (26 January 2011). "Somalia: 20 years of anarchy". BBC News. Retrieved 7 October 2014.