Hafun
Hafun (Somali: Xaafuun; Arabic: حافون; Ancient Greek: Οπώνη, romanized: Opṓnē, Italian: Dante) is a town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. Situated in Ras Hafun on the coast of the Guardafui Channel, it is the centre of the Hafun District, and the easternmost town in continental Africa (this means that it sees the first sunrise on the African continent). It is an ancient town previously known as Opone.
Hafun
Xaafuun حافون Οπώνη | |
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Town | |
One of the forts of the Majeerteen Sultanate in Hafun (early 1900s). | |
Hafun Location in Somalia. | |
| Coordinates: 10°25′00″N 51°16′00″E | |
| Country | Somalia |
| Regional State | Puntland |
| Region | Bari |
| District | Hafun |
| Established | 1st millennium BC–500 AD |
| Population (2000 HH) | |
| • Total | 13,200 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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