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  • El Ayo

  • El Ayo

    El Ayo, also known as El Ayum, Ceelaayo, is a coastal town in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia (Somaliland). It is one of a series of ancient settlements in northern Somalia.
    Archaeological Site
    El Ayo
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    El Ayo

    Archaeological Site

     

     

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Somalia

    Sanaag

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    First Millennium BC

    Ancient Somali

    Mixed

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    Mixed Monuments

     

     

     

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