Hafun (Somali: Xaafuun; Arabic: حافون; Ancient Greek: Οπώνη, romanized: Opṓnē, Italian: Dante) is a town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. Situated in Ras Hafun on the coast of the Guardafui Channel, it is the centre of the Hafun District, and the easternmost town in continental Africa (this means that it sees the first sunrise on the African continent). It is an ancient town previously known as Opone.
Hafun (Somali: Xaafuun; Arabic: حافون; Ancient Greek: Οπώνη, romanized: Opṓnē, Italian: Dante) is a town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia...
Ras Hafun (Somali: Ras Xaafuun, Arabic: رأس حافون, Italian: Capo Hafun), also known as Cape Hafun, is a promontory in the northeastern Bari region of...
The Hafun Fishing Company (HFC) was a fishing and real estate firm headquartered in Bosaso, the commercial capital of the autonomous Puntland regional...
Hafun Salt Factory (called initially Saline Dante in Italian) was the biggest salt factory in the world during the 1930s. It was created in the area of...
Hafun District is a district in the northeastern Bari or Puntland Region of Somalia. It faces the Guardafui Channel and its capital is Hafun.[citation...
particularly the area between Hafun in the Bari region and Garacad in Mudug. The narrow and low-lying peninsula of Hafun, 1,150 km (710 mi) northeast of...
of ancient India. The historic port has been identified with the city of Hafun through archaeological remains. It is possible that it corresponds to the...
Maluku in the Pacific, and in various parts of the African coast from Ras Hafun to Mozambique. Cowrie shell money was important in the trade networks of...
East Indian islands, and in various parts of the African coast from Ras Hafun to Mozambique. Cowry shell money was an important part of the trade networks...
extremity of Addu Atoll in the Maldives, to the eastern extremity of Ràs Hafun (the easternmost point of Africa, 10°26'N). On the east: the western limit...
Necropolis of Wari Kayan City of the Dead near Dargavs Kremlin Wall Necropolis Hafun El Maipes necropolis El Castillo - Palacios de la Sierra: Biggest in Europe...
westernmost point, is a distance of approximately 7,400 km (4,600 mi) to Ras Hafun, 51°27'52" E, the most easterly projection that neighbours Cape Guardafui...
51°27'52"E is the second easternmost point on mainland Africa after Ras Hafun. The offshore oceanic strait Guardafui Channel (or Marinka Gardafuul) is...
000 km (5,000 mi); from Cap-Vert, 17°31′13″W, the westernmost point, to Ras Hafun in the Somali Puntland region, in the Horn of Africa, 51°27′52″ E, the most...
Vert Peninsula, Ngor, Dakar, Senegal (17°33'22"W) Easternmost point — Ras Hafun (Raas Xaafuun), Somalia (51°27'52"E) Africa (centre) The African geographical...
Queen's University, wrote in his book "Puntland coast between Las Qoray and Hafun" in 2019. The Las Qoray settlement is several centuries old. Between the...
sources of fuel. The Hafun Fishing Company was established in 1992 in Bosaso. It was named after the northeastern port town of Hafun, where HFC also has...
oceanic strait goes by many names, including the Ras Hafun Strait, named after the headland of Ras Hafun, near the town of Foar, the Ras Asir-Socotra Strait...
United States Presqu'ile de Giens, Hyères, France Quiberon, France Ras Hafun, Somalia Sainte-Marie, Martinique, France Scotts Head, Dominica Shaman's...
including the Cape Guardafui, which forms the tip of the Horn of Africa, Ras Hafun the easternmost place on the entire African continent, and the beginning...
of Eyl, solely on an eyewitness account. The highest death toll was in Hafun, with 19 dead and 160 people presumed missing out of its 5,000 inhabitants...
Seychelles, and Uganda. The easternmost point of the continent, that is Ras Hafun in Somalia, is of archaeological, historical and economical importance....
Absame, as well aw Sheikhaal and Gaaljecel traders from the northeastern Ras Hafun promontory, who were referred to as Hafuuni. In the first two decades of...
Arabian Peninsula. Its shipyards predominantly lie in the northeastern Hafun region of Somalia (notably Bayla), as well as Muscat. There are 2 types...
Ga'an Libah National Park Hobyo National Park las'anod National Park Ras Hafun National Park Shoonto National Park Taleh-El Chebet National Park Zayla...
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