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 Puntland state in Somalia. Jutting out into the Guardafui Channel, it constitutes the easternmost point in Africa. The area is situated near the Cape Guardafui headland. It is joined to the mainland at the town of Foar, by a sand spit 20.0 km (12.4 mi) long, 1.0–3.0 km (0.62–1.86 mi) in width, and 5.0 m (16.4 ft) above sea level. The fishing town of Hafun is located on the promontory, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) east of the sand spit.
Ras Hafun and its line of latitude separate the Guardafui Channel to its north, from the Somali Sea to its south.
RasHafun (Somali: Ras Xaafuun, Arabic: رأس حافون, Italian: Capo Hafun), also known as Cape Hafun, is a promontory in the northeastern Bari region of...
Bari province of Somalia. Situated in RasHafun on the coast of the Guardafui Channel, it is the centre of the Hafun District, and the easternmost town in...
at 51°27'52"E is the second easternmost point on mainland Africa after RasHafun. The offshore oceanic strait Guardafui Channel (or Marinka Gardafuul)...
Maluku in the Pacific, and in various parts of the African coast from RasHafun to Mozambique. Cowrie shell money was important in the trade networks...
including the Cape Guardafui, which forms the tip of the Horn of Africa, RasHafun the easternmost place on the entire African continent, and the beginning...
000 km (5,000 mi); from Cap-Vert, 17°31′13″W, the westernmost point, to RasHafun in the Somali Puntland region, in the Horn of Africa, 51°27′52″ E, the...
goes by many names, including the RasHafun Strait, named after the headland of RasHafun, near the town of Foar, the Ras Asir-Socotra Strait, the Cape Guardafui...
Iranian-flagged fishing dhow Al-Meraj 1, about 62 nautical miles south of the RasHafun peninsula, near the Qandala district of Puntland, with links between the...
westernmost point, is a distance of approximately 7,400 km (4,600 mi) to RasHafun, 51°27'52" E, the most easterly projection that neighbours Cape Guardafui...
Michigan, United States Presqu'ile de Giens, Hyères, France Quiberon, France RasHafun, Somalia Sainte-Marie, Martinique, France Scotts Head, Dominica Shaman's...
other East Indian islands, and in various parts of the African coast from RasHafun to Mozambique. Cowry shell money was an important part of the trade networks...
Vert Peninsula, Ngor, Dakar, Senegal (17°33'22"W) Easternmost point — RasHafun (Raas Xaafuun), Somalia (51°27'52"E) Africa (centre) The African geographical...
della Somalia Settentrionale" built on both sides of the peninsula of RasHafun (Hafun and Hurdiyo) what would be the largest salt-works in the world. The...
archaeological record in Kwale County in Kenya, Misasa in Tanzania and RasHafun in Somalia. c. 82 BC: Burebista becomes the king of Dacia. 71 BC: Death...
Seychelles, and Uganda. The easternmost point of the continent, that is RasHafun in Somalia, is of archaeological, historical and economical importance...
extremity of Addu Atoll in the Maldives, to the eastern extremity of RàsHafun (the easternmost point of Africa, 10°26'N). On the east: the western limit...
location. Northernmost point – Alula Lagoon, Bari region Easternmost point – RasHafun, Bari region* Westernmost point – the western section of the border with...
era, several ancient city-states such as Ophir at the time Berbera and RasHafun and Hiran then part of Mogadishu competed with the Sabaeans, Parthians...
author Al-Idrisi, the Hawiye clan occupied the coastal areas between RasHafun and Merca, as well as the lower basin of the lower Shabelle river. Al-Idrisi's...
the neighboring coast of Persia. — Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, §27 RasHafun in northern Somalia is believed to be the location of the ancient trade...
Cape to the east of Umm Sa'id, Mesaieed municipality 51°39′E 55 Somalia RasHafun, Puntland 51°27′E 56 Bahrain Muharraq Island 50°43′E 57 Madagascar Cape...
Guardafui Channel and its capital is Hafun.[citation needed] Horn of Africa RasHafun "Puntland State of Somalia". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05...
ecoregion include Daalo Forest National Park, Ga'an Libah National Park, and RasHafun National Park. The boundaries and areas of Somalia's protected areas are...
present at the coastal areas of Misasa in Tanzania, Kwale in Kenya and RasHafun in Somalia. These communities also integrated and intermarried with the...
close to Alula, Somalia, where the river Wady Afkaliya enters the sea. RasHafun SS Jeddah "Report on the African Coast in the vicinity of Bandar Murayah"...
the South extremity of Addu Atoll (Maldives), to the Eastern extreme of RàsHafun (Africa, 10°26'N)". Defined by IHO as "A line running from Dondra Head...
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