Ras Hafun

Ras Hafun, also known as Cape Hafun, is a promontory in the northeastern region of the state in .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cape/headland in Somalia, easternmost point of Africa
  • Also known as: “Cape d’Orfui”, “Raas Xaafuun”, and “Raas Xaafuun رأس حافون”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hafun.

Town
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is a town in the northeastern province of . Situated in Ras on the coast of the Guardafui Channel, it is the centre of the District, and the town in continental . It is an ancient town previously known as Opone. is situated 8 km west of Ras Hafun.

Ras Hafun

Latitude
10.43568° or 10° 26′ 9″ north
Longitude
51.34881° or 51° 20′ 56″ east
Open location code
7H2HC8PX+7G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313778999
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q3237966
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Wu Chinese—“Ras Hafun” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رأس التوابل”
  • Arabic: “رأس حافون”
  • Arabic: “رأس حافون‎”
  • Armenian: “Ռաս Հաֆուն”
  • Azerbaijani: “Ras Xafun burnu”
  • Basque: “Hafun”
  • Bosnian: “Rt Hafun”
  • Bulgarian: “Хафун”
  • Catalan: “Hafun”
  • Catalan: “Ras Hafun”
  • Chinese: “哈丰角”
  • Chinese: “哈豐角”
  • Czech: “Hafun”
  • Dutch: “Ras Hafun”
  • Estonian: “Hafuni poolsaar”
  • Estonian: “Xaafuuni poolsaar”
  • French: “Cape d’Orfui”
  • French: “Hafun”
  • French: “Ras Hafun”
  • Galician: “Ras Hafun”
  • Georgian: “რას-ჰაფუნი”
  • German: “Cape d’Orfui”
  • German: “Kap Hafun”
  • German: “Raas Xaafuun”
  • German: “Ras Hafun”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Χαφούν”
  • Greek: “Ρας Χαφούν”
  • Italian: “Capo Hafun”
  • Italian: “Ras Hafun”
  • Japanese: “ハーフーン岬”
  • Japanese: “ラス・ハフーン”
  • Kabardian: “Рас-Хьафун”
  • Kazakh: “Рас-Хафун мүйісі”
  • Latvian: “Hāfūna rags”
  • Lithuanian: “Hafūno kyšulys”
  • Polish: “Raas Xaafuun”
  • Romanian: “Capul Hafun”
  • Russian: “Рас-Хафун”
  • Serbian: “Рт Хафун”
  • Slovak: “Raas Xaafuun”
  • Somali: “Xaafuun”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Hafun”
  • Spanish: “Ras Hafun”
  • Swedish: “Kap Hafun”
  • Turkish: “Ras Hafun”
  • Ukrainian: “Рас-Хафун”
  • Ukrainian: “Хафун”
  • Urdu: “راس ہافون”
  • Uzbek: “Xafun”
  • Vietnamese: “Mũi Hafun”
  • Welsh: “Hafun”
  • Wu Chinese: “哈丰角”

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