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Berbera
Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia · Africa
About Berbera
Berbera sits on the route: 2 hours from Oodweyne.
Berbera is in Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia, with about 240,000 people. The nearest town is Oodweyne, about 115 km away.
Berbera (burr-burr-AH; Somali: Berbera, Arabic: بربرة) is the capital of the Sahil region of Somaliland and is the main sea port of the country, located approximately 160 km from the national capital, Hargeisa. Berbera is a coastal city and was the former capital of the British Somaliland protectorate before Hargeisa.Read more
It also served as a major port of the Ifat, Adal and Isaaq sultanates from the 13th to 19th centuries.
In antiquity, Berbera was part of a chain of commercial port cities along the Somali seaboard. During the early modern period, Berbera was the most important place of trade in the Somali Peninsula. It later served as the capital of the British Somaliland protectorate from 1884 to 1941, when it was replaced by Hargeisa. In 1960, the British Somaliland protectorate gained independence as the State of Somaliland and, five days later, united with the Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somalia) to form the Somali Republic. Located strategically on the oil route, the city has a deep seaport, which serves as the region's main commercial harbour.
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Berbera is in Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia, about 115 km from Oodweyne.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 242,344
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Somalia
- Region
- Woqooyi Galbeed
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
- Coordinates
- 10.4396, 45.0143
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