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The plains are a low region that are, on average, just 500 metres above sea level. The low altitude of the region makes it hot and dry, and it receives little rain throughout the year. The Guban contains the port cities of Berbera and Zeylac. The highlands are cool and wet area in the center of Somaliland that contain a series of mountain ranges.
Supposed location around the Red Sea and major travel routes by land and sea (from History of Somaliland) Image 8 19th century German map showing Sultan Nur's Domain in central Somaliland (from History of Somaliland )
On 1 January 2024, Ethiopia signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Somaliland in order to acquire access the Red Sea port. The text of the MoU was not released. President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi stated that it included the lease of more than 19 kilometres of sea access around Berbera for 50 years to the Ethiop
Landlocked Ethiopia signed an initial agreement with Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland on Monday to use its Red Sea port of Berbera, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's office said. "This has been ...
Somaliland is situated in the northwest of recognised Somalia. It lies between 08°N and 11°30'N, and between 42°30'E and 49°00'E. [40] It is bordered by Djibouti to the west, Ethiopia to the south, and Somalia to the east. Somaliland has an 850 kilometres (528 mi) coastline with the majority lying along the Gulf of Aden.
In 1994, Ethiopia and Somaliland reached security and trade agreements that provided for an expanded strategic partnership. Among the most important of the agreements was a treaty providing for non-formal diplomatic relations between the two countries. Ethiopia and Somaliland also signed an extradition treaty. [10]
Many of these species include those also found in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and the Indian Ocean. [16] The island of Sa'ad ad-Din and Aibat (called Ceebaad in Somali) [17] both are sites of major bird colonies. [18] On the island of Sa'ad ad-Din alone, there were more than 100,000 breeding pairs recorded. [7]
On 1 January 2024, Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a memorandum of understanding giving Ethiopia access to the Red Sea via the port of Berbera in return for recognizing Somaliland. The announcement infuriated Somalia, which recalled its ambassador to Ethiopia and immediately declared blocking the accord a national priority.