Berbera

Berbera (Somali: Barbara, Arabic: بربرة‎) is a city in the northwestern Berbera District of Somalia. It is situated in the Woqooyi Galbeed province in Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia. In antiquity, Berbera was part of a chain of trading ports along the Somali seaboard. It later served as the capital of the British Somaliland protectorate from 1870 to 1941. Located strategically on the oil route, the city has a deep seaport that was completed in 1962, which serves as the region's main commercial harbor.