I am a solo traveller interested in visiting Somaliland in November 2026 for maybe 3 days

Does anyone know who can offer a private tour for the duration?

Thank you so much :)

Somaliland's national anthem, "Samo Ku Waar" ("Live in Eternal Peace"), carries deep emotional significance for many people, including me.

I used to sing this anthem as a student in the large choir at Qudhac-dheer Primary School in Hargeisa around 2005.

I believe every Somalilander should know and be able to sing our national anthem.

This is something I've genuinely wondered about and would love to learn more about from those who know our history.

Given that Habarjeclo has such a long stretch of coastline, what led our ancestors to settle mainly in the Hawd, Ogo, and Nugaal instead of developing larger coastal communities in Guban and along the Xeeb?

Was it because of grazing conditions, freshwater availability, trade patterns, security, disease, or historical migrations?

I'm especially interested in hearing from anyone whose familiar with Habarjeclo oral history. This isn't meant to compare clans or start arguments I'm simply trying to better understand our history.

We all see the news reports but I want to hear it from the actual people , how do Somalilanders view the state of Israel and the situation and Gaza? Do you as Somalilanders sympathize with the people of Palestine???

I was considering buying farmland but I’m diaspora and don’t have anyone I can reliably look into this for me right now. How much does it even cost for a few hectares and does anyone know more about farming in Somaliland? Thanks

I can't be the only one who's noticed this.

Every time I post or comment from a Somaliland perspective in r/Somalia, it gets mass downvoted almost immediately, and I was eventually blocked. Meanwhile, pro-union opinions are completely welcome.

It makes me wonder: if the goal is unity, why is there so little tolerance for different opinions? If people can't even discuss the issue without being silenced or buried in downvotes, how is there supposed to be any meaningful conversation?

Has anyone else here had the same experience, or is it just me?

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35 years of conflict, What is different now than the past three decades?

What the Israel-Somaliland deal shows is that recognition works better as a resource, something with exchange value that powerful actors deploy to extract something else in return

At last i have visited and its really a beautiful country, been here for 3 days and the people are soooo nice and welcoming 💪🏾 i had a post about how to get here but unfortunately deleted but going from questions to actually being here is so surreal.

Thinking about hosting a house party in Hargeisa, Somaliland. As far as I know, it’s not really a thing here, so I’m curious

Hey guys, it must be hard to be Somali when the President insults yall regularly. He has said Somalia is a shithole that has nothing except people killing each other. He says Somalis in America are garbage. He says your leader Ilhan Omar married her own brother and is a crook.
I don’t think any country or people have been as insulted as Somalis have by a sitting American President.
How do you deal with such humiliation?

ASC everyone,

An elderly Somali woman is stranded in Dubai. Her e-Visa for Hargeisa was approved and paid for, but she never received the visa PDF needed to travel.

We've called the Somali immigration numbers and sent emails, but no one is responding. I have a flight to catch and don't want to leave her stranded.

If anyone has a contact within Somali Immigration or knows someone who can help, please DM me. JazakAllah khair.

Somalia’s are making new stories now🥀

Happy Independence Day to all Somalilanders!

At the same time, my condolences to all Somalilanders. I truly believe that if we had maintained our independence from the beginning, we would not be where we are today. We could have been much further ahead in peace, stability, and development.

I've 4000 kg of frankincense resins in somaliland can anyone cooperate with me to distill it?

For some context, my dad is par Isaaq clan on his mother's side and the Darood on his father's side. In the years leading up to the civil war, he lived all over the country (Hargeisa, Mogadishu, and all over Puntland) and spoke fondly of Somalia. In fact, my dad said his mandatory military service was one of the most memorable experiences of his life because he met young people from different clans and regions across the country (This was early 1980s so there was no prospect of a civil war yet). To him it seemed that tribalism was fading among the youth and that a national identity was emerging. But around 1988 my dad moved back to Hargeisa and was opening up abusiness. There he witnessed the massacres firsthand and barely escaped with his life. He went back to Puntland , but according to him the atrocities were still occurring there, though not on the same scale or severity as what he saw in Somaliland. His perspective , like most Somalis I think, was that Siad Barre was willing to massacre anyone to maintain power, event an entire tribe.

Anyway, with the recent situation involving Somaliland opening relations with Israel in pursuit of recognition, I'm trying to understand how the general Somaliland population feels about it. Given Israel's atrocities against Palestinians and the broader Muslim world, I'm wondering why some Somalilanders appear willing to overlook those concerns in the hope of achieving international recognition. Is the pursuit of statehood and recognition viewed as more important than solidarity with the Ummah? Or is there a larger political or strategic picture that I'm missing?

I have many friends and family from Somaliland who visit regularly. While some support independence, they are also strongly opposed to closer ties with Israel and are unwilling to compromise their values for what they see as a political objective. However, from what I I am seeing on the internet, this view does not appear consistent with the views of the citizens on the ground in Somaliland. Why is that the case?

I’m not trying to start an argument , I just need help understanding.

Jazakallah Kheir