Berbera

city in the northwestern Berbera District of Somalia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Berbera
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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.

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It was a major port of the Ifat, Adal and Isaaq sultanates from the 13th to 19th centuries.[1][2]

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