This peninsula has been known by various names. Ancient Greeks and Romans referred to it as Regio Aromaticaor Regio Cinnamonifora due to the aromatic plants or as Regio Incognita owing to its uncharted territory. In

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The Horn of Africa consists of the internationally recognized countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somalia, as well as the de facto country of Somaliland. Regional studies on the

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Prehistory
Some of the earliest Modern human fossils, the the Omo remains (from ca. 233,000 years ago) and the Herto skull (from ca. 160,000 ago) have been found in the region, both in Ethiopia.
The findings of the

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Besides sharing similar geographic endowments, the countries of the Horn of Africa are, for the most part, linguistically and ethnically linked together, evincing a complex pattern of interrelationships among the various groups. The two main macro groups in the Horn

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According to the IMF, in 2010 the Horn of Africa region had a total GDP (PPP) of $106.224 billion and nominal of $35.819 billion. Per capita, the GDP

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• Incense trade route
• List of peninsulas
• Operation Enduring Freedom – Horn of Africa

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Geology and climate
The Horn of Africa is almost equidistant from the equator and the Tropic of Cancer. It consists chiefly of mountains uplifted through the formation of the Great Rift Valley, a fissure in the Earth's crust extending from

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