Burco

Short description of Burco

Burco is Somaliland's second city and the site of the livestock market that supplies much of the Gulf, the largest of its kind in the Horn and the one real reason to stop. Camels and sheep change hands here by the tens of thousands before going down the pass to Berbera for shipping. The town declared the independence of the territory in nineteen ninety one and marks it with a monument. Diaspora families fill the town every northern summer. Beyond the market there is very little, and it works mainly as the overnight stop toward Ceerigaabo.

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Recommended length of stay

Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: December – February

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All highlights and sights

1. The livestock market
2. The independence declaration monument
3. The Sheekh pass road toward the coast
4. The town centre and its tea houses

Ways to get there and away

Airports nearby:

• BBO Berbera Airport (Berbera) · 116 km northwest
• HGA Egal International Airport (Hargeisa) · 159 km west(recommended)

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Distances

More travel destinations in Somalia

• Mogadishu
• Laas Geel
• Hargeisa
• Berbera
• Kismayo
• Baidoa
• Gaalkacyo
• Sheekh
• Boorama
• Zeila
• Daallo Escarpment
• Bosaso