Berbera

[ bur-ber-uh ]

noun

1. a seaport in Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden: former capital of British Somaliland.

Berbera

/ ˈbɜːbərə /

noun

1. a port in N Somalia, (in the separatist area called Somaliland), on the Gulf of Aden. Pop: about 200 000 (2000 est)

Example Sentences

The UAE has heavily invested in Somaliland’s Berbera port and holds significant influence over Ethiopia because of its investments there.

From BBC

Ports such as Massawa, Port Sudan and Berbera in the Horn of Africa have also become ghost towns, while traffic through the Suez Canal is now so light that Egypt, which collects transit tolls, is suffering significant economic damage.

From Salon

In 2018 Ethiopia and Somaliland signed a deal that should have led to Addis Ababa owning a 19% stake of the port of Berbera, with the Emirati logistics company DP World holding a 51% share.

From BBC

Talks leading up to the MoU have focused on the Somaliland port of Berbera.

From BBC

Mr Kayd could not be drawn on the general's visit to the port city of Berbera, which included a viewing of the airport's four-kilometre-long runway built by the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

From BBC