Ras Gumarlah

Ras Gumarlah is a cape in Awdal, Somaliland. Ras Gumarlah is situated nearby to the village Lawyacado, as well as near Loyada.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lawyacado and Loyada.

Lawyacado

Village

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Lawyacado is a town in the Awdal region of Somaliland. It is situated on the border with Djibouti. The town across the border in Djibouti is Loyada, a name derived from the Afar language, which, when rewritten in Somali, becomes Lawyacado, which translates to "with a white calf". Lawyacado is situated 4½ km west of Ras Gumarlah.

Loyada

Village

Loyada is a small town in Djibouti. Located in the Arta Region, it is the only official border crossing from Djibouti into Somaliland. It is situated on the west coast of Gulf of Aden, 25 kilometres from the capital, Djibouti. Loyada is situated 5 km west of Ras Gumarlah.

Ras Gumarlah

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Ras Goumarlah” and “Ras Gumarlat”
Category: landform
Location: Awdal, Somaliland, Somalia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

11.46667° or 11° 28′ north

Longitude

43.3° or 43° 18′ east

Open location code

7H35F882+M2

GeoNames ID

57825

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