I don't know if there was a census but I was told lots of foreigners lived and worked in the capital city before the civil war.I can't help but notice the diverse mix of people.
This was what Somalia was about, a haven for people to live in safety together.
A shame that it is the opposite today.
I heard in 1940, Italians were the biggest group in Xamar and that it was a mainly Christian city.I don't know if there was a census but I was told lots of foreigners lived and worked in the capital city before the civil war.
But I think they mostly lived in their own segregated neighborhoods?
Where did all the indians goI can't help but notice the diverse mix of people.
This was what Somalia was about, a haven for people to live in safety together.
A shame that it is the opposite today.
Hawiye only formed 17 % of Mogadishu’s population in 1931.I can't help but notice the diverse mix of people.
This was what Somalia was about, a haven for people to live in safety together.
A shame that it is the opposite today.
Most of the population was Italian.Hawiye only formed 17 % of Mogadishu’s population in 1931. View attachment 62377
There was a huge Indian and Persian population in Somalia and they had representatives in parliament.Where did all the indians go
I saw an old clip of NFD back in the colonial times and it was full of indians protesting side by side with somalis
They may be swahilis from lamu now that I think about it![]()
I can't help but notice the diverse mix of people.
This was what Somalia was about, a haven for people to live in safety together.
A shame that it is the opposite today.
Hawiye only formed 17 % of Mogadishu’s population in 1931. View attachment 62377
Here is one of 1950:Most of the population was Italian.
I think that was when Muqdisho was was a real city and the Italians were moving out.Here is one of 1950:
![]()
So Arabs and reer xamar were not far off population-wise from Somalis.Here is one of 1950:
![]()
Italians bounced right after 1960, those that remained went to the countryside or were rich enough to not give a f*ck about independence.I think that was when Muqdisho was was a real city and the Italians were moving out.
What was the highest populations of Indians in Somalia?There was a huge Indian and Persian population in Somalia and they had representatives in parliament.
Most of them left after the Ogaden war when Barre turned to shit.
I remember reading an article about the Somali-Indian community that live in the UK now:
http://www.arabnews.com/node/217371
This census says 30k in 1931, did it increase later?Hawiye only formed 17 % of Mogadishu’s population in 1931. View attachment 62377
Don't actually know. There were more of them in Somaliland and other coastal Somali cities.What was the highest populations of Indians in Somalia?