Qolobaa Calankeed

Qolobaa Calankeed
English: Every nation has its own flag
	National anthem of Somalia
Also known as	Qolobaa Calankeedu waa ceynoo
Lyrics	Abdullahi Qarshe, 1959
Music	Abdullahi Qarshe, 1959
Adopted	1 August 2012
Audio sample
	U.S. Navy Band abridged instrumental version (equivalent to the chorus followed by the first two lines of the chorus / a verse) file; help;

"Qolobaa Calankeed" (pronounced [qɔlɔbæː ʕælænkeːd]; Arabic: علم أي امة; English: "Every nation has its own flag") is the national anthem of Somalia. Written and composed by Abdullahi Qarshe,^[1]^[2] it was adopted on 1 August 2012 with the passage of the Somali national constitution,^[3] in which it is enshrined. It replaced "Soomaaliyeey toosoo", which had been in use since 2000. "Soomaaliyeey toosoo" is often still used as a de facto national anthem, though the official national anthem for Somalia is "Qoloba Calankeed".

^ Agency, Central Intelligence (22 November 2016). The CIA world factbook 2007, p.778. Skyhorse. ISBN 9781510712898.
^ Turner, B. (12 January 2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2014: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World, by Barry turner , p.1116. Springer. ISBN 9781349596430.
^ Federal Republic of Somalia - Provisional Constitution (1 August 2012), Somalia

[1] Agency, Central Intelligence (22 November 2016). The CIA world factbook 2007, p.778. Skyhorse. ISBN 9781510712898.

[2] Turner, B. (12 January 2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2014: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World, by Barry turner , p.1116. Springer. ISBN 9781349596430.

[3] Federal Republic of Somalia - Provisional Constitution (1 August 2012), Somalia

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