Ancient Zeila, the capital of the Kingdom of Ifat and the Empire of Adal.
Castles, forts and other ancient Somali structures
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TALEEX- CAPITAL OF THE DERVISH STATE
TOMBS OF TALEEX
DERVISH STATE - CASTLE IN EYL (Nugaal)
Ancient Zeila, the capital of the Kingdom of Ifat and the Empire of Adal.
Love love the ancient world, always feel jealous that I was born few hundred years too late. Thanks for sharing! β€
THE KINGDOM OF MAJEERTEENIA
(Cape of Spices)
OLD ARCHITECTURE
QANDALA
QANDALA
BOSASO
HAFUN TOWER
BAARGAAL
INSIDE THE KING'S CASTLE
QARDHO (WHY THE HELL DID THEY PAINT IT!!)
DHUUDO
PRE-ISLAMIC STONE MONUMENTS
ANCIENT MOSQUE- QAW
Majeerteenia was bombed by the Italians
(Cape of Spices)
OLD ARCHITECTURE
QANDALA
QANDALA
BOSASO
HAFUN TOWER
BAARGAAL
INSIDE THE KING'S CASTLE
QARDHO (WHY THE HELL DID THEY PAINT IT!!)
DHUUDO
PRE-ISLAMIC STONE MONUMENTS
ANCIENT MOSQUE- QAW
Majeerteenia was bombed by the Italians
The Sultanate of Hobyo
GALKACYO FORT
HOBYO (OLD CAPITAL)
GALKACYO FORT
HOBYO (OLD CAPITAL)
I love this concept OP!
and I know right? I would love to be an ancient princess of some sort. I wish to live like that instead of the tiktok Somali era.
Next time, I will post South Somalia's old architecture and ruins
Man, a lot of these buildings are in ruins/crumbling. We need to better take care of them.
THE KINGDOM OF MAJEERTEENIA
(Cape of Spices)
OLD ARCHITECTURE
QANDALA
QANDALA
BOSASO
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HAFUN TOWER
BAARGAAL
INSIDE THE KING'S CASTLE
QARDHO (WHY THE HELL DID THEY PAINT IT!!)
DHUUDO
PRE-ISLAMIC STONE MONUMENTS
ANCIENT MOSQUE- QAW
Majeerteenia was bombed by the Italians
Btw, are any of these structures still standing today or are these pictures from the past?
The ones in PL are still standing but need renovation asap. They are starting to crumble.
Surprised the politicians haven't jumped on it, seems like good igu sawiir opportunities
Yeah man, is the minaret of the masjid in Zeila still standing? You have to have people lobbying for it.
| Total | 869 | 213 | 39 | 1,121 | 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone/region | Cultural | Natural | Mixed | Total | Percentage |
| Africa | 53 | 38 | 5 | 96 | 8.56% |
| Arab states | 78 | 5 | 3 | 86 | 7.67% |
| Asia and the Pacific | 189 | 67 | 12 | 268 | 23.91% |
| Europe and North America | 453 | 65 | 11 | 529 | 47.19% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 96 | 38 | 8 | 141 | 12.58% |
Most heritage sites are in cadaan countries smh
Not sure if it's still standing man but I hope the maamuls got local history in their curriculums. Somali kids studying history need to be encouraged and targeted to come home and contribute their research skills.
TALEEX- CAPITAL OF THE DERVISH STATE
TOMBS OF TALEEX
Some details on the fortifications and tombs in Taleh
Are tombs in taleex also ancient /medieval? I know the fort is recent thoughTALEEX- CAPITAL OF THE DERVISH STATE
TOMBS OF TALEEX
Even if it's unesco it's cadaans who choose the sites so obviously they pick their own stuff. Somalia has at least 3-4 strong candidates and maybe we can get something now that we signed fhe UNESCO convention.
Zeila masjid, Mogadishu old town and mosques, tombs in the north and laas gaal are potential world heritage sites with good chances of being recognized.
We also have some natural stuff, raas xaafun should be a natural heritage site
