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  Zeila Archipelago  Zeila Archipelago  Zeila Archipelago | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Somaliland |
| Coordinates | 11°27′14″N 43°28′23″E / 11.45389°N 43.47306°E From 11°29.5′N 43°17′E / 11.4917°N 43.283°E to 11°21′N 43°28′E / 11.350°N 43.467°E |
| Archipelago | Zeila Archipelago |
| Total islands | 6 |
| Major islands | Sa'ad Din, Aibat, Ras Gomali. |
| Administration | |
| Demographics | |
| Ethnic groups | Uninhabited[1] |
The Sa'ad ad-Din Islands (Somali: Jasiiradda Sacadaddiin, Arabic: جزر سعد الدين), also Romanized as Sa'ad-ed-din[2] and known as the Zeila Archipelago,[3] are a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Somaliland. They are situated near the ancient city of Zeila.[4]
The Zeila Archipelago is made of six small islands all of which are low-lying and have sandy beaches.[5][6] The largest of these islands are Sacadin and Aibat,[7] which are six and nine miles off the coast of Zeila, respectively.[8] There is also a lighthouse at Aibat.[8]
- ^ Briggs 2012a.
- ^ Moldenke & Moldenke 1980, p. 502.
- ^ Gurney 1966, p. 74.
- ^ McClanahan, Sheppard & Obura 2000, p. 273.
- ^ ReefBase 2000.
- ^ PERSGA: Seabirds.
- ^ PERSGA: Survey, pp. 20, 29.
- ^ a b NGIA 2007, p. 176.
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