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Hafun ((ソマリ語:''Xaafuun''); (アラビア語:حافون)) is a town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. Situated in Ras Hafun, it is the center of the Hafun District. ==History== Hafun has been identified as the ancient trading port of Opone, which was described in the 1st century CE Greek travelogue the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea''. Merchants from as far afield as Indonesia and Malaysia passed through the settlement. By the 50 CE, the area was well known as a center for the cinnamon trade, along with the barter of cloves and other spices, ivory, exotic animal hides, and incense. It also traded in tortoise-shells. During the early modern period, Hafun was a part of the Majeerteen Sultanate's realm. In 1930, an Italian firm invested capital to exploit salt deposits in Hafun and Hurdiyo. By 1933-34, the Hafun salt works were producing more than 200,000 metric tons of salt, most of which was exported to the Far East. Following independence in 1960, the town was made the center of the official Hafun District. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hafun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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