Talk:Somalia

Establishments (Warsangeli Sultanate)

Warsangeli Sultanate, one of the oldest and longest ruling sultanate is missing from the list. ~2026-41238-35 (talk) 18:47, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

Not every single Somali sultanate needs to be listed there, I've removed the not-so-significant ones HerrHeulsuse (talk) 23:13, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Sub-grouping pronunciation notes (lower-roman)

FYI, I've separated the lead pronunciation notes into a lower-roman group ({{efn-lr}}) under Notes. Placing standard lower-alpha tags directly after 'Somalia' rendered a superscript [d], which at a glance visually blends with the word and can easily be misread as 'Somaliland' or a typo ('Somaliad'). Hence the change.—JoeJohnson2 (talk) 20:33, 27 July 2026 (UTC)

This could easily become a good article

If it was trimmed, it already has good sources, good prose and all the basic information to be comprehensive HerrHeulsuse (talk) 19:53, 8 August 2026 (UTC)

Comparision of size to Jordan

The lead of Somalia is slightly shorter than Jordan, should be expanded once everything else is finalized

History section of Somalia is much larger, but pre-history should be expanded slightly with everything else cut

Geography should be cut in half, with habitat merged into the main section, and environment being split between the main section and climate

Culture, and economy is about the same in both articles

Demographics might be slightly cut, while government and politics may be slightly expanded. HerrHeulsuse (talk) 17:38, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Demographics is okay now, with the exception of the health and education section, which jordan combines and in which it is shorter HerrHeulsuse (talk) 07:15, 11 August 2026 (UTC)

Given the nature of the ongoing work, {{Under construction}} template added. Regards. —JoeJohnson2 (talk) 00:25, 13 August 2026 (UTC)

"Islam was introduced to the area early on by the first Muslims of Mecca"

This entire sentence in the article isn't really substantiated—the oldest remains at the Zeila site have not been securely dated, the posted blue link to the mosque itself doesn't confidently state the year of its creation, let alone that it predates the Qiblah. The American Journal of Archaeology states, "We visited Zeila, which has been traditionally identified with the ancient port city of Avalites. There was nothing on the surface predating the 13th century..." I'd recommend something along the lines of "Somali traditions states..." rather than its current structure. Ulyis (talk) 21:18, 25 September 2026 (UTC)