Business in Bosaso (Puntland) Somalia

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Trade and Transport in Bosaso: capital of Puntland, fishing, Somalia

Bosaso is the capital of the Autonomous State of Puntland, or Punt, of Somalia (East Africa)

Boosaaso in Somali language
بوصاصو in Arabic
Population of Bosaso: 165.000 inhabitants
1. Bosaso is the third largest Somali city
2. The first Somali city is Mogadishu and the second is Hargeisa
Bosaso is the largest commercial centre of the Bari region
Main economic activity in Bosaso: fishing
Bosaso is an important higher educational centre of Somalia
Strong economic growth after the Somali civil war
The largest telecommunications operator in north-eastern Somalia, Golis Telecom Somalia, is headquartered in Bosaso
Gas production plant in Bosaso

Transport and Logistics

Maritime Port of Bosaso
1. Construction: 1980
2. Cattle exports to the Middle East
3. Hafun Fishing Company (fishery export products)
North-South Highway (750 kilometres): Bosaso, Galkayo and Garowe
Bender Qassim International Airport
Bosaso tannery (sheep and goat skins export)

Somali Students from Bosaso

Study Online in Somalia (Business)

Bosaso is located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Aden, north-east of Somalia
Somali Region: Bari
District: Bosaso
Closest major cities to Bosaso: Erigavo (212 kilometres), Burao (442 kilometres) and Berbera (465 kilometres)
Main Somali clan: Harti Darod
Climate of Bosaso: hot desert
14th century: foundation of Bosaso