and Indian Ocean. It also shares a maritime border with the Arabian Peninsula.

The Horn of Africa commonly is referred to simply as "the Horn", while inhabitants are sometimes colloquially termed Horn Africans or Horners. The term Horn Africans or Horners, aside from its geographic context, is also considered a coherent population label. Anthropologically, the usage of 'Horn of Africans' is used in a more stricter sense that is reserved for the Cushitic and