Somaliland cities and towns, found on the map

Find twelve cities and towns in two rounds of six, from Hargeisa, Borama and Zeila to Berbera, Burao and the eastern highlands. Pins mark settlement centres. Eastern claims and control are disputed; this exercise follows Worldly’s outline.

12 to find, 6 a run.

2 rounds, 5 of 6 to pass each. Pass one and its places are yours.

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12 cities and towns · one map

What the map tells you about each one

The paragraph the game shows when you find each one. Reading them first is not cheating.

Baki: Baki is an inland settlement in Awdal; zoom in to separate its pin from Borama.
Berbera: Berbera connects maritime trade with roads towards Hargeisa and Ethiopia.
Borama: Borama is a centre of education in Awdal and hosted the 1993 reconciliation conference.
Burao: Also called Burco, Burao is an important livestock trading centre and the site of the 1991 declaration.
Erigavo: Also called Ceerigaabo, Erigavo is a highland centre in Sanaag, a region with competing territorial claims.
Gabiley: Gabiley sits in the western farming belt; rain-fed cultivation complements livestock livelihoods.
Hargeisa: Hargeisa is the capital and largest city, with markets, universities and an active literary scene.
Las Anod: Also called Laascaanood, Las Anod is in a disputed area. This learning pin does not imply Somaliland’s current control.
Lughaya: Lughaya lies on the Gulf of Aden coastal plain in Awdal.
Oodweyne: Oodweyne is a settlement in the central grazing country; its pin marks the town centre.
Sheikh: Sheikh sits above the hot coastal plain, close to a mountain pass linking coast and interior.
Zeila: Also called Saylac, Zeila has a long history of trade and Islamic connections across the Red Sea region.

Now find all 12 on the map

How this one works

How many cities and towns are on the map?

12. Every one of them is on the map, and a run asks 6 of them. Pass a round and the places you found in it drop out of the pool, so the next run is what you have left.

What is a round?

A run of 6 questions, and 5 right passes it. 2 rounds cover the whole map, and the counter at the top of the Somaliland page counts the ones behind you. Passing is what banks a round's finds: miss the mark and nothing is taken off the map, so every place that round asked about is still there to be asked again. A round is always the places you have not found yet, and when fewer than five are left it is topped up with a few you have found as review, so the last round is never one or two questions. Three quarters of it passes it.

Can I start the map over?

Yes. "Reset this map" under the counter puts all 12 back in the pool and sets the rounds to zero the moment you press it, so the whole map is there to be found again from nothing. It clears this map only; the other maps of Somaliland keep their progress.

Do I need an account?

No. The game plays in the page, and a guest's progress is kept in their own browser. Signing in carries it between devices and earns XP for a run.

What happens when I get one wrong?

The map names what you actually hit, then lights up the right answer in green and tells you something about the place. Missing one is how most of this map gets learned.

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All of Somaliland’s maps together on the Somaliland atlas page, the country itself on the Somaliland guide, and the other two hundred on the world map.