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Ancient Somali cave art "enormous" potential for future tourism
15.01.2018 09:17 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Ancient rock shelters that are home to some of the oldest cave paintings in Africa, have «enormous» potential to help bring thousands more tourists to Somalia and Somaliland, UN Radio says referring to Michael Keating, the top envoy who heads the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), report.
While visiting the caves near Laas Gaal (on the outskirts of Hargeisa) and speaking about the cave art,
he called the local cave art (dating back thousands of years) a valuable «resource for the whole world».
But it is also important for Somalis themselves to realize that despite decades of conflict, they live in a «cradle of civilization» with a proud history, he added.
It is to be admitted, Keating is calling for calm and dialogue amid reports of clashes between local hostile military squads.
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