Cal Madow

Cal Madow
Overview of the Cal Madow mountains
Highest point
Elevation	2,410 metres (7,907 ft)[1]
Coordinates	10°44′09″N 47°14′42″E / 10.73583°N 47.24500°E / 10.73583; 47.24500
Naming
Native name	Buuraha Calmadow (Somali) عَلَمْدُو (Arabic)
Geography
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Location	Sanaag,  Somaliland
Parent range	Ogo Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Cal Madow (also Calmadow, Al Madow, Al Medu, or Al Mado; Somali: Buuraha Calmadow; Arabic: عَلَمْدُو, romanized: ʿAlamdū) is a mountain range in Somaliland.^[2] It stretches across an area between the east of Sanaag to the Bari regions of Somaliland. Its peak sits at almost 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in Shimbiris, northwest of Erigavo. Cal Madow was a tourist destination in the late 1980s. The local population of the Sanaag region is primarily responsible for preserving the habitat, which continues to face the risk of deforestation.