Hargeysa: facts

At a glance

• Country: Somalia
• Region: Woqooyi Galbeed
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 477,876
• Coordinates: 9.5600° N, 44.0650° E
• Time zone: Africa/Mogadishu (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Shilling (SOS)
• Distance to the capital, Mogadishu: 848 km (527 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Egal International Airport (HGA): 5.5 km (3.4 mi), straight line
• Gerad Wilwal International Airport (JIJ, Ethiopia): 129 km (80 mi), straight line
• Berbera Airport (BBO): 132 km (82 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Xagal: 13 km (8 mi)
• Xareed: 16 km (10 mi)
• Toon: 19 km (12 mi)
• Xadhig Xadhig: 30 km (19 mi)
• Wadabariis: 30 km (19 mi)