Brief information about the Berbera
Berbera Berbera (Somali: Barbara, Arabic: بربرة) is a coastal city and the former capital of Somaliland before Hargeisa. Berbera is the capital of the Sahil region of Somaliland and is the main sea port of the country.In antiquity, Berbera was part of a chain of commercial port cities along the Somali seaboard.
During the early modern period, Berbera was the most important place of trade in the entire Horn of Africa. It later served as the capital of the British Somaliland protectorate from 1884 to 1941, when it was replaced by Hargeisa. In 1960, the British Somaliland protectorate gained independence as the State of Somaliland and united five days later with the Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somalia) to form the Somali Republic.
Located strategically on the oil route, the city has a deep seaport, which serves as the region's main commercial harbour.