Cal Madow

Cal Madow
Overview of the Cal Madow mountains
Highest point
Elevation2,410 metres (7,907 ft)[1]
Coordinates10°44′09″N 47°14′42″E / 10.73583°N 47.24500°E / 10.73583; 47.24500
Naming
Native name
Geography
Cal Madow is located in Somaliland
Cal Madow
Cal Madow
Location in the Somaliland
Cal Madow is located in Africa
Cal Madow
Cal Madow
Cal Madow (Africa)
LocationSanaag,  Somaliland
Parent rangeOgo Mountains
Climbing
Easiest routeHike

Cal Madow (also Calmadow, Al Madow, Al Medu, or Al Mado; Somali: Buuraha Calmadow; Arabic: عَلَمْدُو, romanizedʿAlamdū) 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.

  1. ^ "Somalia Country Study". Archived from the original on August 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Somalia Country Study". Archived from the original on August 11, 2014.