Sahil, Somaliland
Sahil (Somali: Saaxil, Arabic: ساحل) is an administrative region (gobol) in northern Somaliland with the port city of Berbera as its capital. It was separated from Woqooyi Galbeed and became a province in 1991. In 1998, the Sheikh District of Togdheer was incorporated into Sahil region. The region has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north. Sahil borders Awdal to the northwest, Maroodi Jeex to the southwest, Togdheer to the south and Sanaag to the east.
Sahil
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Location in Somaliland | |
| Country | Somaliland |
| Administrative centre | Berbera |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ahmed Osman Hassan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,930 km2 (5,380 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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