Photographer's Note
The markets of Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland are bustling. There are money changers with wads of 500 shilling notes - a hundred of them are about 5 euros, there are qat sellers, identified by the number of their supplier - 337 was a popular supplier, there are clothes, materials, spices, incense and, of course, fruit and vegetables.
Hargeisa is a vibrant commercial city, and has been rebuilt from the destruction wreaked by the Somalis from the south in the civil war of the late 1980's.
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(17258) 2006-08-21 6:07
Welcome to Trekearth!!
Thank you for sharing this interesting everyday scene. I like the attitudes of the two men, they are so vivid, so spontaneous.
I suggest to post larger pictures and to write some notes, both with the photos you are posting and in your gallery account page.
Livia
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(46979) 2006-08-21 11:06
Welcome Charles!
I don't know Somalia and we don't see many photos of this country in this site, but I think that's a nice scene of daily life. I like the colours and the expression on their faces!
