The Adal, Aussa, and Harar sultanates existed in this region prior to European colonization, and cities here include Assab and Kismaayo.
The Adal, Aussa, and Harar sultanates existed in this region prior to European colonization, and cities here include Assab and Kismaayo. Ras Xaafun is the easternmost point of this region, and its lowest point is Lake Abbe, located on the border of two of its nations. The Dahlak Archipelago and the island of Socotra lie off this, and it is bordered by the Massawa Channel and Gulf of Tadjoura. The Bale and Semien Mountains make up the backbone of this region, and its sub-regions include Afar, Ogaden and Puntland. Lying between the ► Gulf of Aden, the larger Red Sea, and the Indian Ocean, for 10 points, name this eastern region of a certain continent, on which lies the nations of Eritrea, Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia.
The Adal, Aussa, and Harar sultanates existed in this region prior to European colonization, and cities here include Assab and Kismaayo.
Horn of Africa