Horn of Africa

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Horn of Africa, peninsula, NE Africa, opposite the S Arabia Peninsula. Also known as the Somali Peninsula, it encompasses Somalia and E Ethiopia and is the easternmost extension of the continent, separating the Gulf of Aden from the Indian Ocean. The term Horn of Africa is also used for the surrounding African region, consisting of the countries of Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Somalia, and, in some cases, Sudan and other neighboring nations.

Horn of Africa

Region of eastern Africa. The easternmost African extension of land between the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden, it is occupied by Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and Djibouti, whose cultures have been linked throughout their long history.

Horn of Africa

a region of NE Africa, comprising Somalia and adjacent territories

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No references found			antipiracy and antiterrorism operations on the horn of Africa. Navy Federal celebrates remote ATM by Credit Union Times Staff Sergeant Robert Chase returned from the Horn of Africa to find himself facing challenges virtually equal to those he found during his deployment. The United States Army: faces of strength by Chase, Robert / Soldiers Magazine The rising price of crops combined with short rainy seasons have left the whole Horn of Africa region on the brink of crisis. Ethiopia is on brink of starvation; DROUGHT by The Mirror (London, England)			Hormogoneaephyceae hormogonium Hormonal Preparations Hormonal Regulation hormone Hormone Therapy hormone-responsive element Hormones Hormoz Hormuz Hormuz, Strait Hormuz, Strait of Horn horn angle Horn Antenna horn arrester Horn Band horn buoy Horn clause Horn Dance horn equation horn gap horn lead horn lightning arrester Horn Loudspeaker Horn of Africa horn of plenty horn quicksilver horn radiator horn silver horn socket horn spacing horn spoon Horn, Arvid Bernhard Horn, Cape Horn, Philip de Montmorency, count of horn-gap switch horn-loaded speaker Hornad Hornád Hornaday, William Temple Hornbeam Hornbeck, Stanley K. hornbill Hornblende hornblendite Hornblower, Captain Horatio Hornblower, Horatio Hornblower, Jonathan Carter Hornblower, Josiah hornbook			horn fly horn fly horn fly Horn formula horn gap horn gland horn gland horn gland Horn Group Inc horn in horn in horn in Horn Kolb Syndrome Horn Lake Chamber of Commerce Horn Lake Intermediate School Horn lead Horn lead horn lightning arrester Horn Loaded Compression Drivers Horn logic horn loudspeaker Horn maker Horn mercury horn nerve block horn nerve block horn nerve block Horn of a dilemma Horn of abundance Horn of abundance Horn of abundance Horn of Africa Horn of Africa Bulletin Horn of Africa Business Association Horn of Africa Communities Network Horn of Africa Community Group Horn of Africa Democracy and Development Horn of Africa Forum Horn of Africa Human Rights Watch Horn of Africa Initiative Horn of Africa Mission Horn of Africa NGO Horn of Africa Peace and Development Center Horn of Africa Services Horn of Africa Tuberculosis Control Initiative Horn of Africa Youth Association Horn of Amalthaea Horn of Amalthaea Horn of Amalthaea Horn of Amalthea Horn of Amalthea Horn of Amalthea horn of plenty horn of plenty horn of pulp horn of pulp horn of pulp horn of spinal cord horn of spinal cord horn of spinal cord horn paste horn paste

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