Berbera
city in the northwestern Berbera District of Somalia
Berbera (burr-burr-AH; Somali: Barbara, Arabic: بربرة) is the capital of the Sahil region of Somaliland. It is the main sea port of the country. Berbera is a coastal city and was the former capital of the British Somaliland protectorate before Hargeisa.
It was a major port of the Ifat, Adal and Isaaq sultanates from the 13th to 19th centuries.[1][2]
References
change- ↑ "Issue 270". Archived from the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
- ↑ "The Transitional Federal Charter of the Somali Republic" (PDF). University of Pretoria. 1 February 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
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