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Welcome at PINTOMAP, the geographic web search engine for location related services and information. For a start the current prototype includes more than 245,000 articles from Wikipedia that are displayed on Google Maps via Pins, there is more to come.
About PINTOMAP Somalia (Africa / Eastern Africa)Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliya; Arabic: الصومال, As-Suumaal), formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic, is a coastal nation at the Horn of Africa in East Africa. Continentally, it is entirely surrounded by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti on the north and mid-west, by Kenya on its south-west, and the Gulf of Aden on its north, and the Indian Ocean at its eastern border. Gobolka Galguduud (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)Gobolka Bari (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)Geography of Somalia (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia / Gobolka Bari)Geography of Somalia - Africa's easternmost country, Somalia has a land area of 637,540 square kilometers, slightly less than that of the state of Texas. Somalia occupies the tip of a region commonly referred to as the Horn of Africa--because of its resemblance on the map to a rhinoceros's horn--that also includes Ethiopia and Djibouti. Mogadishu (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; ; ), is the largest city in Somalia, and its nominal capital. Gaalkacyo (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)Gaalkacyo (also Galcaio) is the capital of the Mudug region of Somalia, and is divided into two zones. The southern portion forms the administrative seat of Mudug, while the northern portion is part of the self-proclaimed Puntland state. Garoowe (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)Garōwe, also spelled Garoowe and Garowe, is the capital city of Puntland, Somalia. It is where the regional parliament, presidential palace, as well as minsteries are located. Ceerigaabo (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)Erigabo or Erigavo (Somali: Ceerigaabo) is the administrative capital of Somaliland's Sanaag region, which has an estimated population of just over 100,000. The city, at an altitude of over 1,800 meters above the sea level, is the mildest in Somaliland. Berbera (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)Berbera (Somali Berbera) (coordinates:) is a city in the Woqooyi Galbeed region of Somalia, and is currently part of the internationally unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. Berbera is also a seaport, with the only sheltered harbour on the south side of the Gulf of Aden; its population in 2000 was approximately 200,000. Beledweyne (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)Beledweyne (also transliterated as Belet Uen) is a city in Somalia. It is the capital of the Hiraan province, and located in the central valley of the Shabele River near the border with Ethiopia. Shimbiris (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)Mount Shimbiris is the highest peak in all of Somalia, at 2450 m. It is located in the Surud Mountain Range in northern Somalia. Battle of Mogadishu (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia)The Battle of Mogadishu or for Somalis Ma-alinti Rangers (The Day of the Rangers) was a battle that was part of Operation Gothic Serpent that was fought on October 3 and 4, 1993 in Mogadishu, Somalia, by forces of the United States (by order of U.S. List of features on the Moon (Africa / Eastern Africa / Somalia / Gobolka Galguduud)The Moon's surface is covered in many interesting geologic features. In addition to mountains, valleys, and craters, the following surface features have received names in the Lunar nomenclature. Latitude and longitude of cities{| class="wikitable" | ||