Borama
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Borama (, ) is the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia.
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- Locality
- بوراما Borama
- Region
- عدل Awdal
- Country
- Soomaaliland أرض الصومال
- Population
- 597,842
- Timezone
- Africa/Mogadishu
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Borama
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Borama.svg
- Settlement.image_blank_emblem
- Borama local council logo.svg
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Local council Seal of Borama
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Awdal#Somaliland
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location of Borama
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Awdal
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Borama District
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mahamud Sh. Ibrahim
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 3,130
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Boorama
- Population
- 68074
- Area
- 14
- Image
- Rays Hotel in Borama.jpg
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- Commons category
- Borama
- native label
- Boorama
- P12749
- A Love Supreme
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Travel guide
Understand
Borama has between 300,000 and 400,000 residents.
Get in
Borama is 118 km from Hargeisa. The road is asphalted
There is a border crossing from Ethiopia in Tor-Vadzhaale (Tog-Wajaale) on the road from Hargeisa to Borama, about 40 km from Borama.
Drink
As Somaliland is an Islamic Republic, there is no legal alcohol available. There is tea similar to Middle Eastern tea.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Location and Habitat
- Climate
- Demographics
- Education
- Transportation
- Notable residents
- See also
- Notes
- References
Borama (, ) is the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland. The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia.
During the Middle Ages, Borama was ruled by the Adal Sultanate. It later formed a part of the British Somaliland protectorate in the first half of the 20th century.
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