Tour around Africa: Stage 57 - Ambouli (HDAM) to
Berbera (HCMI)
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In this VFR - GPS Flight Plan we take off from
the runway 09 of the Ambouli airport (HDAM), fly following the coast of
Somalia and finally land in the runway 05 of the airport of Berbera (HCMI)
Find below a short extract and screenshots of the main points of the
route. In this journey around Africa I have used the Cessna 172S
(Skyhawk)
Take off from the runway 09 of the airport of Ambouli (HDAM).
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (Arabic: مطار جيبوتي الدولي,
French: Aéroport international Ambouli) (IATA: JIB, ICAO: HDAM) is a joint
civilian/military-use airport situated in the town of Ambouli, Djibouti. It
serves the national capital, Djibouti. The airport is located approximately
6 kilometres (4 miles) from the city centre. It occupies an area of 10
square kilometers.
Civilian use Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport has a single terminal
building, with one departure gate and one baggage carousel.
As the airport is located south of Djibouti City and its runways run
east–west, an airliner's landing approach is usually directly over the
conurbation of the capital, when the wind is from the west.
In 2010, the airport served 176,861 passengers.
Military use In addition to its use as a civilian airport, the airport
hosts a military presence from a number of countries. Military traffic makes
up approximately 75% of the airport's total traffic volume. (*1)
After a short flight to the south-east we reach the
Somalia border.
Loyada (Arabic: لويعدا, Somali: Lowyacadde) 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 (16 mi) from the capital, Djibouti. (*1)
Overflying Saylac.
Zeila (Somali: Saylac, Arabic: زيلع, romanized: Zayla), also known as
Zaila or Zayla, is a historical port town in the western Awdal region of
Somaliland.
In the Middle Ages, the Jewish traveller Benjamin of Tudela identified
Zeila with the Biblical location of Havilah. Most modern scholars identify
it with the site of Avalites mentioned in the 1st-century Greco-Roman
travelogue the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea and in Ptolemy, although this
is disputed. The town evolved into an early Islamic center with the arrival
of Muslims shortly after the Hijrah. By the 9th century, Zeila was the
capital of the early Adal Kingdom and Ifat Sultanate in the 13th century, it
would attain its height of prosperity a few centuries later in the 16th
century. The city subsequently came under Ottoman and British protection in
the 18th century.
Up until recently Zeila was surrounded by a large wall with five gates:
Bab al Sahil and Bab al-jadd on the North. Bab Abdulqadir on the East: Bab
al-Sahil on the west and Bab Ashurbura on the south.
Zeila falls in the traditional territory of the ancient Somali Dir clan.
The town of Zeila and the wider Zeila District is inhabited by the
Gadabuursi and Issa, both subclans of the Dir clan family. (*1)
Passing near Lughaya.
Lughaya (Arabic: لوغهيا) is a coastal town in the northwestern Awdal
region of Somaliland.
The broader Lughaya District has a total population of
101,104 residents. The town is mainly inhabited by the Mahad 'Ase subclan of
the Gadabuursi Dir clan who make up the predominant clan in the district.
(*1)
We leave the coast and start the climb towards the
mountains
Flying over Lara-Ruug towards the Golis escarment.
Lafa-Ruug (Lafarug, Lafaruuq, Laferug) is a Village in south-central
Sahil region in Somaliland.
Lafa-Ruug is located in the sublittoral zone below the Golis escarpment,
with sandy, Semi-desert-like vegetation. Vachellia tortilis, Dobera glabra,
Salvadora persica, Indigofera sparteola, and Commiphora are found.
Livestock ranching is the main business, but because of its location
along the main road, some people are engaged in small-scale trades such as
restaurants and small stores. (*1)
Gacan Libaax mountains.
Gaanlibah or Ga'an Libah (Somali: Gacan Libaax) is mountain range,
archaeological site, and national park located in the Maroodi Jeex region of
Somaliland.[2][3] Nearby are the Golis Mountains.Its upper slopes are the
source of the seasonal Togdheer river that flows through the city of Burao
into the Nugaal Valley.
Gaanlibah is not far from Laas Geel and around 100 km (62 mi) east of the
provincial capital Hargeisa. It is in the western part of the northern
mountains, which extend east and west parallel to the northern coast of the
Horn of Africa.
The natural vegetation includes evergreen and semi-evergreen bushland and
thicket at lower elevations, dominated by the shrub Buxus hildebrandtii,
which cover approximately 20,000 ha. Woodlands of African juniper (Juniperus
procera) and other Afromontane plant communities occur at higher elevations,
and cover about 30,000 ha.
Mammals recorded here include hamadryas baboon (Papio hamadryas),
klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus), beira (Dorcatragus megalotis), and
dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas pelzelni).
Native birds include the sombre rock chat (Oenanthe dubia), Gambaga
flycatcher (Muscicapa gambagae), and Somali golden-winged grosbeak (Rhynchostruthus
louisae).
The site features a number of caves adorned with rock art of animals and
other figures. As no major archaeological excavation has been conducted
here, the Gaanlibah paintings are of uncertain origin, purpose and date. (*1)
Final approach to the runway 05 of the airport of
Berbera.
Berbera (burr-burr-AH; Somali: Barbara, Arabic: بربرة) is the capital of
the Sahil region of Somaliland and is the main sea port of the country.
Berbera is a coastal city and was the former capital of the British
Somaliland protectorate before Hargeisa. It also served as a major port of
the Ifat, Adal and Isaaq sultanates from the 13th to 19th centuries.
In antiquity, Berbera was part of a chain of commercial port cities along
the Somali seaboard. During the early modern period, Berbera was the most
important place of trade in the Somali Peninsula. It later served as the
capital of the British Somaliland protectorate from 1884 to 1941, when it
was replaced by Hargeisa. In 1960, the British Somaliland protectorate
gained independence as the State of Somaliland and united five days later
with the Trust Territory of Somalia (the former Italian Somalia) to form the
Somali Republic. Located strategically on the oil route, the city has a deep
seaport, which serves as the region's main commercial harbour. (*1)
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