Hargeisa War Memorial
Monument commemorating the independence day of Hargeisa in Somaliland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hargeisa War Memorial (Arabic: النصب التذكاري لحرب هرجيسا) is a monument in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland.[2][3] The memorial was set up to commemorate the war for independence in the 1980s, and is a symbol of struggle for the people of Somaliland.[4]
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9.5615°N 44.0653°E / 9.5615; 44.0653 | |
Location | Freedom Square, Independence Avenue, Hargeisa, Somaliland |
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Type | Monument |
Dedicated to | Victims of the indiscriminate aerial bombardment of the city, part of the Isaaq genocide conducted by the Somali dictator Siad Barre[1] |
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