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  • Zeila

  • Zeila

    Zeila or Zaila, also called Saylac, is a port city in the northwestern Awdal region of Somalia (Somaliland). It is an ancient city, and has been identified with what was referred to in classical antiquity as the town of Avalites, a commercial port dating back to the 1st century AD.
    Archaeological Site
    Zeila
    by Walter Callens, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Zeila
    by Abdourazak Badar, CC BY-SA 1.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Zeila
    by Vascoscream, CC BY-SA 3.0 or GFDL, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Zeila

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Somalia

    Awdal

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    1st Century AD

    Ancient Somali

    Mixed

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