Heis
Heis is a historic coastal town located in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. The town was important for trade and communication with the Somali interior and was used to export frankincense to Arabia.
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Latitude
10.89632° or 10° 53′ 47″ north
Longitude
46.91933° or 46° 55′ 10″ east
Open location code
7H28VWW9+GP
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place = town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Sranan Tongo—“Heis” goes by many names.
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