Greater Somalia (Somali: Soomaaliweyn; Arabic: الصومال الكبير) refers to those regions in the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis are and have historically represented the predominant population. Greater Somalia encompasses Somalia, Djibouti, the Ogaden of Ethiopia and the North Eastern Province of Kenya. Pan-Somalism refers to the vision of unifying these territories as a single Somali nation. The pursuit of this goal has led to conflict, with Somalia engaging in armed warfare with Ethiopia over the Ogaden region, as well as supporting Somali insurgents in the so-called Shifta War against Kenya.
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