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Zeila
Zeila ((ソマリ語:''Saylac''), (アラビア語:زيلع)), also known as Zaila,〔As in the 1911 Britannica--see the External links below and a quote from it later in this article--and also more currently in writings . The Most Historical City"].〕 is a port city in the northwestern Awdal region of Somalia.
In antiquity, it was identified with the commercial port of Avalites described in the 1st century Greco-Roman travelogue the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'', an area that was situated in the historic northern Barbara region. The town evolved into an early Islamic center with the arrival of Muslims shortly after the hijra. By the 9th century, Zeila would be described as the capital of an already-established Adal kingdom, and would attain its height of prosperity a few centuries later in the 14th century. The city subsequently came under Ottoman and British protection.
In the post-independence period, Zeila was administered as part of the official Zeila District in the Awdal region of Somalia. It serves as the province's commercial capital, and is a major seaport within the autonomous Awdalland region.
==Geography==
Zeila is situated in the Awdal region in northwestern Somalia. Located on the Gulf of Aden coast near the Djibouti border, the town sits on a sandy spit surrounded by the sea. It is known for its coral reef, mangroves and offshore islands, which include the Saad ad-Din archipelago named after the Somali Sultan Sa'ad ad-Din II of the Sultanate of Ifat. Landward, the terrain is unbroken desert for some fifty miles. Berbera lies southeast of Zeila, while the city of Harar in Ethiopia is to the west.
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