Hargeisa

He said having his friends visit Hargeisa and meet his family was surreal.

A herder moves his goats and blackhead Persian sheep to market in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

In Somaliland's capital Hargeisa, live music nights featuring traditional Somali music and food are on the rise, which Dr Jama says is vital for sharing the country's rich culture through the generations.

Back in Hargeisa, as she is washing the dishes in her employer's kitchen, Ms Artan says learning to read has changed her perspective.

During that brutal conflict military forces literally flattened Hargeisa - once regarded as the city of modern Somali music and culture where anti-colonial protests first began.