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| ] Governorate coat of arms |
] Governorate coat of arms]] | ||
| '''Somalia Governorate''' was one of the six ]. | '''Somalia Governorate''' was one of the six ]. | ||
| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| ] in 1936. ] later ].]] | ] in 1936. ] later ].]] | ||
| The Somalia Governorate lasted from 1936 until 1941. Its administrative capital was ]. In 1936, the capital had a population of 50,000 inhabitants, of which nearly 20,000 were ].<ref></ref> | The Somalia Governorate lasted from 1936 until 1941. Its administrative capital was ]. In 1936, the capital had a population of 50,000 inhabitants, of which nearly 20,000 were ].<ref></ref> | ||
| By 1941, 30,000 Italians lived in Mogadishu, representing around 33% of the city's total 90,000 residents.<ref name="mnj">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ukPAAAAIAAJ& |title=Yearbook of the Encyclopedia Americana |author=Alexander Hopkins McDannald |accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref> They frequented local Italian schools that the colonial authorities had opened, such as the "Liceum". | By 1941, 30,000 Italians lived in Mogadishu, representing around 33% of the city's total 90,000 residents.<ref name="mnj">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9ukPAAAAIAAJ& |title=Yearbook of the Encyclopedia Americana |author=Alexander Hopkins McDannald |accessdate=2014-04-06}}</ref> They frequented local Italian schools that the colonial authorities had opened, such as the "Liceum". | ||
| The Italian authorities in 1937 began construction of a paved highway from Mogadishu to ], which was completed in 1940 |
The Italian authorities in 1937 began construction of a paved highway from Mogadishu to ], which was completed in 1940. Other roads were started in 1939, from Mogadishu to the northern Somali coast and to the British ] to the south.<ref></ref> | ||
| Additionally, there was a project to connect Mogadishu with the ], and another to start the construction of an airport on the outskirts of the city. The ports of the capital and of ] further south were also slated for enlargement in 1941. However, the outbreak of ] put a halt to these plans. | Additionally, there was a project to connect Mogadishu with the ], and another to start the construction of an airport on the outskirts of the city. The ports of the capital and of ] further south were also slated for enlargement in 1941. However, the outbreak of ] put a halt to these plans. | ||
| From 1936 the Mogadishu port started to have a weekly international ship line for passengers, connecting Italian Mogadiscio with ] in ] and ] in ] with the Italian ] and ].<ref></ref> The ] was a transatlantic ship that served the port of Mogadiscio. Later, in 1941 the port was damaged by British bombings during ]. | |||
| The colony in the late 1930s was one of the most developed in all ] in terms of the standard of living of the colonists and of the local inhabitants, mainly in the urban areas like the capital and ] & ]. Also a car race circuit was created in the capital: the colonial-era famous ]. | |||
| By 1940, the ] (called also "Villabruzzi"; actual ]) had a population of 12,000 people, of whom nearly 3,000 were Italian Somalis, and enjoyed a notable level of development with a small manufacturing area with agricultural industries (sugar mills, etc.).<ref></ref> The biggest production of salt in the world was exported from the ''Saline Dante''<ref></ref> of ] in northern Somalia (actual ], then called "Dante"). | |||
| In the summer of 1940, Italian forces invaded ] and incorporated it into the Somalia Governorate. British troops later re-seized the territory in March 1941. | In the summer of 1940, Italian forces invaded ] and incorporated it into the Somalia Governorate. British troops later re-seized the territory in March 1941. | ||
| ==Governorates of Italian East Africa== | |||
| ] | |||
| {| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
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| ! English!! Italian!! Capital!! Total population!! Italians<ref>"Istat 1940"</ref> !! Tag!! Coat of Arms | |||
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| | ] || Amara || ] || 2,000,000 || 11,103 || AM || ] | |||
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| | ] || Eritrea || ] || 1,500,000 || 72,408 || ER || ] | |||
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| | ] || Galla e Sidama || ]/Gimma || 4,000,0000 || 11,823|| GS || ] | |||
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| | ] || Harar || ] || 1,600,000 || 10,035 || HA || ] | |||
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| | ] <ref name="solomoniccrownheraldry1"></ref> || Scioà || ] || 1,850,000 || 40,698 || SC || ] | |||
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| | Somalia Governorate <ref name="solomoniccrownheraldry1"/> || Somalia || ]|| 1,150,000 || 19,200 || SOM || ] | |||
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| |} | |||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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| ==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| *G. Pini. ''La strada nell’Africa Orientale Italiana'' in “Quaderni italiani serie xv, L’Africa Italiana” n. 4 | *G. Pini. ''La strada nell’Africa Orientale Italiana'' in “Quaderni italiani serie xv, L’Africa Italiana” n. 4 | ||
| {{Somalia italiana (Colonia)}} | |||
| {{Italian colonial empire}} | |||
| {{coord missing|Italy}} | {{coord missing|Italy}} | ||
Revision as of 16:41, 13 February 2019
Somalia Governorate was one of the six governorates of Italian East Africa.
History
The Somalia Governorate lasted from 1936 until 1941. Its administrative capital was Mogadishu. In 1936, the capital had a population of 50,000 inhabitants, of which nearly 20,000 were Italian Somalis.
By 1941, 30,000 Italians lived in Mogadishu, representing around 33% of the city's total 90,000 residents. They frequented local Italian schools that the colonial authorities had opened, such as the "Liceum".
The Italian authorities in 1937 began construction of a paved highway from Mogadishu to Addis Ababa, which was completed in 1940. Other roads were started in 1939, from Mogadishu to the northern Somali coast and to the British Kenya Colony to the south.
Additionally, there was a project to connect Mogadishu with the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway, and another to start the construction of an airport on the outskirts of the city. The ports of the capital and of Kismayo further south were also slated for enlargement in 1941. However, the outbreak of World War II put a halt to these plans.
In the summer of 1940, Italian forces invaded British Somaliland and incorporated it into the Somalia Governorate. British troops later re-seized the territory in March 1941.
See also
Notes
- Italian architecture in Somalia (in Italian)
- Alexander Hopkins McDannald. "Yearbook of the Encyclopedia Americana". Retrieved 2014-04-06.
- Roads built by the Italians in the AOI (in italian)
Bibliography
- G. Pini. La strada nell’Africa Orientale Italiana in “Quaderni italiani serie xv, L’Africa Italiana” n. 4
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