Description

Zeila is situated in the Awdal region in Somaliland. As of 2012, Zeila had a population of around 18,600 inhabitants. The broader Zeila District has a total population of 105,000 residents.

Located on the Gulf of Aden coast near the Djibouti border, the town sits on a sandy spit surrounded by the sea. It is known for its coral reef, mangroves and offshore islands, which include the Sa’ad ad-Din archipelago named after the Somali Sultan Sa’ad ad-Din II of the Sultanate of Ifat. Landward, the terrain is unbroken desert for some fifty miles. Berbera lies 170 miles (270 km) southeast of Zeila, while the city of Harar in Ethiopia is 200 miles (320 km) to the west.

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