Siyara
Siyara was a historic coastal settlement and fort located in the Sahil region of Somaliland. It served as the first capital of the Adal Sultanate following the Muslim resurgence spearheaded by Sabr ad-Din II.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Hill rising to 119 metres (390 feet)
- Description: historic settlement in Sahil, Somaliland
- Also known as“Gumbur Siyara”“Seyara”
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Latitude
10.60305° or 10° 36′ 11″ north
Longitude
45.27493° or 45° 16′ 30″ east
Open location code
7H27J73F+6X
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natural=hill
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Somali—“Siyara” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “زيارة”
- Bulgarian: “Сияра”
- Cebuano: “Siyara”
- Dutch: “Siyara”
- Somali: “Siyaara”
- Somali: “Siyara”
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