Guban Explained

The Guban (Somali: Guban, 'burnt'^[1] or 'burned'^[2]) is the indigenous name for northwestern Somalia.

References

• Hadden, Robert Lee. 2007. "The Geology of Somalia: A Selected Bibliography of Somalian Geology, Geography and Earth Science." Engineer Research and Development Laboratories, Topographic Engineering Center

Notes and References

1. News: 'Guban' burns? away misconceptions of Somali culture in Ph.D candidate’s new novel. Columbia Spectator. 14 March 2014. 26 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20140315202951/http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2011/10/26/guban-burns-away-misconceptions-somali-culture-phd-candidate%E2%80%99s-new-novel. 15 March 2014. dead.
2. News: Guban (plain, Somalia). Britannica Encyclopedia. 14 March 2014.