Sheekh

Short description of Sheekh

Sheekh sits high on the Golis escarpment where the road from Berbera climbs off the burning coast into cool air and mist, and the switchbacks up to it are the reason most people come. The colonial buildings of the old British hill station are unusually intact, including a secondary school that has educated a large share of the territory's leadership. The Gaan Libah plateau nearby holds baboons and a long view north. Almost nobody stays the night here. It is a lunch stop and a change of climate on the way between the two cities.

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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 Sheekh pass switchbacks
2. The colonial hill station buildings
3. The Gaan Libah plateau and its baboons(Day trip)
4. Sheekh secondary school
5. The escarpment view north to the sea

Ways to get there and away

Airports nearby:

• BBO Berbera Airport (Berbera) · 57 km northwest
• HGA Egal International Airport (Hargeisa) · 129 km west(recommended)

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Distances

More travel destinations in Somalia

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