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British Somaliland

British Somaliland was a DX entity in Africa, in CQ zone 37 and ITU zone 48, counting for contacts from the start of DXCC until 30 June 1960.

A deleted entity. Contacts made from 1 July 1960 no longer count for British Somaliland.

The map of this entity arrives with the DXEntity boundary layer.

Figure 1. British Somaliland. The boundary is to come. Boundaries: not yet published (GIS-Architecture, the DXEntity layer).

Data sheet

DXCC entity code	026
Name in the ADIF standard	BRITISH SOMALILAND
Continent	Africa
Primary prefix	none listed
CQ zone	37
ITU zone	48
Counts for contacts from	the start of DXCC
No longer counts from	1 July 1960
Remarks	Continent, zones and validity from the ARRL DXCC List (deleted entities): (VQ6) Only contacts made June 30, 1960, and before, count for this entity.

Sources: ADIF Development Group, ADIF Specification version 3.1.8 (2026-10-12), DXCC Entity Code enumeration. https://adif.org/; ARRL, DXCC List (current and deleted entities), January 2026. https://www.arrl.org/country-lists-prefixes