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Berbera is the capital of Saaxil, a region in Somalia and now part of the autonomous state of Somaliland. It is also a seaport, with the only sheltered harbour on the south side of the Gulf of Aden; population (2000) 200,000.
It is located strategically on the oil route and has a deep-sea port, completed in 1969. The port, which was the capital of British Somaliland until 1941, is the terminus of roads from Hargeisa and Buro, and an airport now adds to its accessibility. Berbera exports sheep, gum arabic, frankincense, and myrrh. Its seaborne trade is chiefly with Aden in Yemen 240 km/150 mi to the north.
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