![From the Ambassador Hotel, we drove around the edge of Hargeisa, avoiding the traffic of the city centre](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562223.NK7ZeLvJ.SomalilandDec130102.jpg) From the Ambassador Hotel, we drove around the edge of Hargeisa, avoiding the traffic of the city centre |
![Goats and plastic coated thorn bushes, Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562229.hhdwp34k.SomalilandDec130109.jpg) Goats and plastic coated thorn bushes, Hargeisa |
![Leaving Hargeisa to the north along National Highway 1, you pass Naasa Hablood, Virgin's Breat Mountains](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562233.p9fFAuUm.SomalilandDec130114.jpg) Leaving Hargeisa to the north along National Highway 1, you pass Naasa Hablood, Virgin's Breat Mountains |
![The outskirts of Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562234.tShvdObi.SomalilandDec130115.jpg) The outskirts of Hargeisa |
![Parts of Somaliland are surprisingly green](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562236.oYG0I3A1.SomalilandDec130118.jpg) Parts of Somaliland are surprisingly green |
![Gas station along Somaliland Highway 1 on the edge of Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562240.FBawDkJa.SomalilandDec130122.jpg) Gas station along Somaliland Highway 1 on the edge of Hargeisa |
![Stocking up on supplies on the edge of town](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562238.fxqn2XKZ.SomalilandDec130120.jpg) Stocking up on supplies on the edge of town |
![Maaxda and Saxansax bottled water, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562241.2zcSJCGe.SomalilandDec130124.jpg) Maaxda and Saxansax bottled water, Somaliland |
![Market shacks along National Highway 1 on the edge of Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562237.bdsIh1jf.SomalilandDec130119.jpg) Market shacks along National Highway 1 on the edge of Hargeisa |
![Ethiopia Fast shop stall across from the gas station](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562239.ya1DYgOb.SomalilandDec130121.jpg) Ethiopia Fast shop stall across from the gas station |
![Safari Motors Car Sales & Rent, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562242.cXwTMMMy.SomalilandDec130125.jpg) Safari Motors Car Sales & Rent, Somaliland |
![Tents on the edge of Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562243.Q4E2V7ON.SomalilandDec130127.jpg) Tents on the edge of Hargeisa |
![Nabad & Caano Restaurant, Highway 1 leaving Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562244.ugRIVo1D.SomalilandDec130128.jpg) Nabad & Caano Restaurant, Highway 1 leaving Hargeisa |
![Shacks, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562245.4wc0ABbu.SomalilandDec130129.jpg) Shacks, Somaliland |
![Colorfully painted tin shack, Shibinsheko Zaad](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562246.WATkN9NT.SomalilandDec130130.jpg) Colorfully painted tin shack, Shibinsheko Zaad |
![Large tin shack painted in the colours of the Indian flag](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562247.NiknKury.SomalilandDec130131.jpg) Large tin shack painted in the colours of the Indian flag |
![Virgin's Breat Mountains - Naasa Hablood, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562248.fw7UWT9Z.SomalilandDec130132.jpg) Virgin's Breat Mountains - Naasa Hablood, Somaliland |
![Shop shacks along National Highway 1 north of Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562249.mkIYbii6.SomalilandDec130133.jpg) Shop shacks along National Highway 1 north of Hargeisa |
![Somali women using old tires as seats](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562250.IWVIO9aw.SomalilandDec130135.jpg) Somali women using old tires as seats |
![Qoobay Restaurant](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562251.3kW2vbfK.SomalilandDec130137.jpg) Qoobay Restaurant |
![Tin shacks, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562252.4QsDHlmj.SomalilandDec130138.jpg) Tin shacks, Somaliland |
![HIV AIDS poster - Xuska Maalinta, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562253.TqtJdagg.SomalilandDec130139.jpg) HIV AIDS poster - Xuska Maalinta, Somaliland |
![Camel grazing along Somaliland National Highway 1](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562254.WLZAB150.SomalilandDec130140.jpg) Camel grazing along Somaliland National Highway 1 |
![Termite mound, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562255.3uYR7U6k.SomalilandDec130141.jpg) Termite mound, Somaliland |
![Termite mound, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562256.F894s4X6.SomalilandDec130142.jpg) Termite mound, Somaliland |
![Termite mound, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562257.eA6030NE.SomalilandDec130143.jpg) Termite mound, Somaliland |
![Our host](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562258.N4kaXjoH.SomalilandDec130144.jpg) Our host |
![Karen and Trygve](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/153871621.WuEzHKCS.SomalilandDec130145.jpg) Karen and Trygve |
![Foreigners traveling in Somaliland require SPUs - Special Protection Units](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562260.oG6gPG4N.SomalilandDec130146.jpg) Foreigners traveling in Somaliland require "SPUs" - Special Protection Units |
![An SPU armed with an AK-47, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562261.MFsIdLnc.SomalilandDec130147.jpg) An SPU armed with an AK-47, Somaliland |
![Much of Somaliland Highway 1 is in a poor state of repair](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562262.n1uNyROR.SomalilandDec130148.jpg) Much of Somaliland Highway 1 is in a poor state of repair |
![M&M (Miyi & Magaalo) Resort and Park, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562263.U1YNbFVn.SomalilandDec130151.jpg) M&M (Miyi & Magaalo) Resort and Park, Somaliland |
![Liban Boarding School, Somaliland Highway 1](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562264.2WvDQu1Q.SomalilandDec130152.jpg) Liban Boarding School, Somaliland Highway 1 |
![House front a little reminiscent of the Old West](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562265.znvWAnWQ.SomalilandDec130154.jpg) House front a little reminiscent of the Old West |
![Stall selling Chat (Qat), a popular mild narcotic chewed by Somalis and Yemenis](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562266.NOWG5L21.SomalilandDec130157.jpg) Stall selling Chat (Qat), a popular mild narcotic chewed by Somalis and Yemenis |
![A small roadside mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562267.Vd3E3Xl1.SomalilandDec130159.jpg) A small roadside mosque |
![Sturdy little house with a decorated façade](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562268.RGSfSpHk.SomalilandDec130160.jpg) Sturdy little house with a decorated façade |
![Small hill along National Highway 1, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562269.XpQKUagK.SomalilandDec130163.jpg) Small hill along National Highway 1, Somaliland |
![Al Najax Restuarent, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562270.Uh2PhdaW.SomalilandDec130166.jpg) Al Najax Restuarent, Somaliland |
![Village mosque of one of the small roadside settlements along Somaliland Highway 1](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562271.ZQKU9O2V.SomalilandDec130167.jpg) Village mosque of one of the small roadside settlements along Somaliland Highway 1 |
![Bundles of charcoal for sale](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562272.z7PvmGHo.SomalilandDec130169.jpg) Bundles of charcoal for sale |
![Hill near the turnoff for Laas Geel (see next gallery)](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562273.JL0lOpvq.SomalilandDec130173.jpg) Hill near the turnoff for Laas Geel (see next gallery) |
![Warthog, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562274.Vwcpcq0w.SomalilandDec130426.jpg) Warthog, Somaliland |
![As they are not halal, the locals leave the warthogs alone](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562275.I8LJoFFZ.SomalilandDec130427.jpg) As they are not halal, the locals leave the warthogs alone |
![Warthogs just off Somaliland Highway 1](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562276.lg8okcpU.SomalilandDec130431.jpg) Warthogs just off Somaliland Highway 1 |
![Warthogs, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562277.XrnkfgBy.SomalilandDec130432.jpg) Warthogs, Somaliland |
![Warthog on a small embankment along the road](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562278.CfCfrfJx.SomalilandDec130435.jpg) Warthog on a small embankment along the road |
![Dahabshiil, money transfer service that operates in place of banks in Somaliland - Daarbuduq](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562279.oWq71Mhu.SomalilandDec130442.jpg) Dahabshiil, money transfer service that operates in place of banks in Somaliland - Daarbuduq |
![Crossing a river at Daarbuduq, around half way between Hargeisa and Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562280.NjC9OBS8.SomalilandDec130443.jpg) Crossing a river at Daarbuduq, around half way between Hargeisa and Berbera |
![Somaliland Highway 1 near Daarbuduq, half way between Hargeisa and Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562281.raMcuZNt.SomalilandDec130448.jpg) Somaliland Highway 1 near Daarbuduq, half way between Hargeisa and Berbera |
![Somaliland World War II monument near Daarbuduq](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562282.AdVNA5re.SomalilandDec130449.jpg) Somaliland World War II monument near Daarbuduq |
![Perhaps the least visited World War II monument in the world, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562283.y8rMrEUT.SomalilandDec130450.jpg) "Perhaps the least visited World War II monument in the world", Somaliland |
![Somali landscape around Daarbuduq](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562284.3jlO2XHG.SomalilandDec130451.jpg) Somali landscape around Daarbuduq |
![Mountains between Hargeisa and Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562285.UGNKqC3m.SomalilandDec130452.jpg) Mountains between Hargeisa and Berbera |
![A particularly lush, green area of Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562286.Wls9wm1I.SomalilandDec130453.jpg) A particularly lush, green area of Somaliland |
![Mountains of Somaliland between Hargeisa and Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562288.PIENxhtg.SomalilandDec130459.jpg) Mountains of Somaliland between Hargeisa and Berbera |
![Mountains of Somaliland between Hargeisa and Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562289.JVB4sCuk.SomalilandDec130461.jpg) Mountains of Somaliland between Hargeisa and Berbera |
![The mountains of Somaliland give way to a flat plain as you near the coast at Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562287.tNzgw1em.SomalilandDec130457.jpg) The mountains of Somaliland give way to a flat plain as you near the coast at Berbera |
![The mountains of Somaliland give way to a flat plain as you near the coast at Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562290.7ODB9gXl.SomalilandDec130462.jpg) The mountains of Somaliland give way to a flat plain as you near the coast at Berbera |
![House in a village outside Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562291.yCdGMyEy.SomalilandDec130463.jpg) House in a village outside Berbera |
![Village mosque outside Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562292.umluVzvQ.SomalilandDec130466.jpg) Village mosque outside Berbera |
![Landscape of northern Somaliland near Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562293.lROdJmLV.SomalilandDec130467.jpg) Landscape of northern Somaliland near Berbera |
![Crossing a broad dry riverbed](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562294.60QcP9nH.SomalilandDec130470.jpg) Crossing a broad dry riverbed |
![Telesom welcomes you to Xamaas, 40 km outside Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562295.Ha1KdUq4.SomalilandDec130473.jpg) Telesom welcomes you to Xamaas, 40 km outside Berbera |
![House with painting supporting candidate 210](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562296.6kU3ML0D.SomalilandDec130475.jpg) House with painting supporting candidate 210 |
![Village by the last koppie (hill) before Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562297.h9wuZlCI.SomalilandDec130476.jpg) Village by the last koppie (hill) before Berbera |
![House along highway 1 outside Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562298.LniVa96H.SomalilandDec130477.jpg) House along highway 1 outside Berbera |
![The last koppie before Berbera along Highway 1](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562299.peecSvfb.SomalilandDec130478.jpg) The last koppie before Berbera along Highway 1 |
![Koppie is a South African word for a small rocky hill rising out of a generally flat area](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562300.F4MWY3rr.SomalilandDec130479.jpg) Koppie is a South African word for a small rocky hill rising out of a generally flat area |
![The last terrain before the flats that slope gently down to the sea at Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562301.WuzsEh4i.SomalilandDec130481.jpg) The last terrain before the flats that slope gently down to the sea at Berbera |
![Looking back at the Somaliland hills](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562302.C8yPJsYk.SomalilandDec130485.jpg) Looking back at the Somaliland hills |
![Poor settlement on the flats outside Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562303.Y79I1SQg.SomalilandDec130487.jpg) Poor settlement on the flats outside Berbera |
![Sandy flats outside Berbera with the mountains in the distance](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562304.7ABPhjwQ.SomalilandDec130489.jpg) Sandy flats outside Berbera with the mountains in the distance |
![Somtel welcomes you to Berbera City](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562305.ROUxC00b.SomalilandDec130490.jpg) Somtel welcomes you to Berbera City |
![...and departing Berbera for the return trip to Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562306.KQ3I1Q3o.SomalilandDec131353.jpg) ...and departing Berbera for the return trip to Hargeisa |
![Berbera to Hargeisa is around 3 hours without stops](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562307.k2pbcp0n.SomalilandDec131354.jpg) Berbera to Hargeisa is around 3 hours without stops |
![Dwelling set up with thorn bushes for walls beneath a shady tree](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562308.EQIcmOhK.SomalilandDec131355.jpg) Dwelling set up with thorn bushes for walls beneath a shady tree |
![Crossing a narrow wadi near Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562309.M5cpfalo.SomalilandDec131356.jpg) Crossing a narrow wadi near Berbera |
![Somaliland Highway 1 crossing a broad wadi which looks like it washes over the road with every big rain](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562310.5RdSdMdW.SomalilandDec131358.jpg) Somaliland Highway 1 crossing a broad wadi which looks like it washes over the road with every big rain |
![Koppie south of Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562311.3kdmNUFK.SomalilandDec131359.jpg) Koppie south of Berbera |
![Koppie south of Berbera](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562312.G7sm1VKG.SomalilandDec131361.jpg) Koppie south of Berbera |
![Open Air Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562313.c4BN5KEH.SomalilandDec131363.jpg) Open Air Mosque |
![Xamaas, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562314.PNvnrUyJ.SomalilandDec131364.jpg) Xamaas, Somaliland |
![Xamaas, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562315.3Vu0utth.SomalilandDec131365.jpg) Xamaas, Somaliland |
![Xamaas, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562316.iKJ2VhLF.SomalilandDec131366.jpg) Xamaas, Somaliland |
![Decorated truck coming down Highway 1 from Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562317.JBDfJqdH.SomalilandDec131369.jpg) Decorated truck coming down Highway 1 from Hargeisa |
![Road construction - slowly repairing Somaliland Highway 1](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562318.izajDXfl.SomalilandDec131370.jpg) Road construction - slowly repairing Somaliland Highway 1 |
![Riverbed with a trickle of water and a water tower](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562319.hzZpg9gT.SomalilandDec131375.jpg) Riverbed with a trickle of water and a water tower |
![Chinese facility in Daarbuduq, Somaliland, not far from the World War II monument](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562320.dLnypTrE.SomalilandDec131376.jpg) Chinese facility in Daarbuduq, Somaliland, not far from the World War II monument |
![Some water crossing National Highway 1 at Daarbuduq](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562321.XSqlxIFx.SomalilandDec131377.jpg) Some water crossing National Highway 1 at Daarbuduq |
![Central Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562322.SFXGU79n.SomalilandDec131378.jpg) Central Somaliland |
![Somaliland National Highway 1 between Berbera and Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562323.dgigh084.SomalilandDec131380.jpg) Somaliland National Highway 1 between Berbera and Hargeisa |
![Somaliland National Highway 1 between Berbera and Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562324.eNWqVFDx.SomalilandDec131381.jpg) Somaliland National Highway 1 between Berbera and Hargeisa |
![Auto imports from Dubai to Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562326.u2pgGWSc.SomalilandDec131384.jpg) Auto imports from Dubai to Somaliland |
![Somaliland National Highway 1 beyond the halfway point from Berbera and Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562327.tuM0fRp7.SomalilandDec131385.jpg) Somaliland National Highway 1 beyond the halfway point from Berbera and Hargeisa |
![Somaliland scenery](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562328.lZ7BwR6R.SomalilandDec131386.jpg) Somaliland scenery |
![Somaliland scenery](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562329.1NUh30ft.SomalilandDec131387.jpg) Somaliland scenery |
![Mining operation, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562330.V29YctEP.SomalilandDec131390.jpg) Mining operation, Somaliland |
![Colorful house with decorations including the Somaliland flag](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562331.YKlEKtcF.SomalilandDec131391.jpg) Colorful house with decorations including the Somaliland flag |
![The twin peaks of Naasa Hablood come into sight as National Highway 1 nears Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562332.7fAfU4Q1.SomalilandDec131392.jpg) The twin peaks of Naasa Hablood come into sight as National Highway 1 nears Hargeisa |
![Camels grazing on grass, Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562333.r6Ogp5pk.SomalilandDec131395.jpg) Camels grazing on grass, Somaliland |
![Camels grazing in green fields near Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562334.X3RmJ4Bs.SomalilandDec131396.jpg) Camels grazing in green fields near Hargeisa |
![SUTECH - Somaliland University of Technology](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562335.iGrN1vNO.SomalilandDec131398.jpg) SUTECH - Somaliland University of Technology |
![Construction of a grand domed building on the edge of Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562336.TkwRGZP9.SomalilandDec131399.jpg) Construction of a grand domed building on the edge of Hargeisa |
![Haah Business Center and Petrol Station](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562337.24hhmY36.SomalilandDec131400.jpg) Haah Business Center and Petrol Station |
![Construction along Highway 1 outside Hargeisa](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562338.ei6vkrP0.SomalilandDec131401.jpg) Construction along Highway 1 outside Hargeisa |
![UNICEF World Toilet Day, 19 November 2013 - Somaliland](https://a4.pbase.com/o9/93/329493/1/154562339.LDwhHLKD.SomalilandDec131402.jpg) UNICEF World Toilet Day, 19 November 2013 - Somaliland |