Hargeisa

American

[hahr-gey-suh] / hɑrˈgeɪ sə /

noun

a city in NW Somalia.

Hargeisa British

/ hɑːˈɡeɪsə /

noun

a city in NW Somalia: former capital of British Somaliland (1941–60) and functioning as the capital of the separatist republic of Somaliland; trading centre for nomadic herders. Pop: reliable recent estimates are not available

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Earlier this year Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar made an official visit to Somaliland's capital, Hargeisa.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

Hargeisa initially denied any negotiations regarding an Israeli military base on its soil, only to recently indicate that "nothing is off the table".

From Barron's ● Mar. 2, 2026

Hargeisa has also turned down all economic and diplomatic overtures from Moscow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 4, 2026

The dispute escalated further this week when Somaliland's President Abdirahman Irro said Somaliland would not accept Somalia's e-visa and ordered that airlines must obtain clearance from Hargeisa before entering its airspace.

From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025

A herder moves his goats and blackhead Persian sheep to market in Hargeisa, Somaliland.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 26, 2024

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