Hargeisa - English spelling

Japanese: ハルゲイサ - はるげいさ(英語表記)Hargeisa
Hargeisa - English spelling

A city in northwestern Somalia, northeastern Africa. Population: 231,000 (2002 estimate). Located on a plateau at an altitude of 1,300 meters near the border with Ethiopia, it enjoys a relatively cool climate. It is the administrative center of northern Somalia and was the summer capital during the time of British Somaliland. There is an international airport 8 km south.

[Ken Akasaka]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

アフリカ北東部、ソマリア北西部の都市。人口23万1000(2002推計)。エチオピアとの国境に近い標高1300メートルの高原に位置するため、比較的冷涼な気候に恵まれている。ソマリア北部の行政中心地で、イギリス領ソマリランドの時代には夏季の首都となっていた。南8キロメートルに国際空港がある。

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