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Goan Bogame

Coordinates: 08°28′40″N 47°23′38″E / 8.47778°N 47.39389°E / 8.47778; 47.39389
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Goan Bogame
Archaeological site
Goan Bogame is located in Somaliland
Goan Bogame
Goan Bogame
Location in Somaliland
Coordinates: 08°28′40″N 47°23′38″E / 8.47778°N 47.39389°E / 8.47778; 47.39389
Country Somaliland
RegionSool
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Goan Bogame is an archaeological site in the eastern Sool region of Somaliland.

Overview

Goan Bogame is situated in the Las Anod District, near Gubyaley. It contains the ruins of a large ancient city with around two hundred buildings. The structures were built in an architectural style similar to that of the edifices in Mogadishu's old Hamar Weine and Shangani districts.[1][2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hodd, Michael (1994). East African Handbook. Trade & Travel Publications. p. 640. ISBN 0844289833.
  2. ^ Ali, Ismail Mohamed (1970). Somalia Today: General Information. Ministry of Information and National Guidance, Somali Democratic Republic. p. 295.