VisitSomaliland.com is your one stop travel gateway to the Republic of Somaliland. This site aims to promote Somaliland and its emerging tourism sector to the world. Here, one will find almost everything there is to know about Somaliland. From her history, culture and historical heritage to the several outstanding tourist locations and must visit places. Somaliland is home to what is often considered to be one of the most interesting attractions in the Horn of Africa, the Laas Geel cave paintings. The paintings are situated outskirts of Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland and were discovered by a French archaeological team in November 2002. Hence, the Laas Geel cave paintings have become a major tourist attraction and a national treasure.

Somaliland is full of other natural attractions including Nasa Hablood Mountains, the twin hills located on the outskirts of Hargeisa. Other notable sights include the Sheikh Mountains and Mountain Daallo, Berbera seaside, the war memorial in Hargeisa city centre. Hargeisa is the capital and largest city in Somaliland. There is an international airport in Hargeisa having daily flights from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Dubai and Djibouti. 

Welcome and be charmed by the beauty that is Somaliland. We hope you enjoy your stay with us.

Somaliland is situated on the eastern horn of Africa and lies between the 08°00' - 11°30' parallel north of the equator and between 42°30' - 49°00' meridian east of Greenwich. It shares borders with the Republic of Djibouti to the west, the Federal Republic of Ethiopia to the south, the Puntland region to the northeast and Somalia to the southeast. Somaliland has 460 miles (740 km) of coast with the majority along the Red Sea. Somaliland is the size of England and Wales with an area of 137 600 km² (53 100 sq miles).

The History of Somaliland encompasses a wide range of historical Somali issues and archaeological sources, which date back to Prehistoric times. It is widely regarded in Somaliland as an important factor and a key significance in the Culture of Somaliland.

Many scholars and historians viewed that Somaliland's history dated back to colonial times but with the recent discovery of cave paintings outside Hargeisa, there is now a chance that Somaliland is a successor state to a once great and mysterious civilization.

The region that today encompasses Somaliland was home to the earliest civilization that roamed this modern day country. Unlike Somaliland, these people weren't Muslims because Islam was first brought to the region in the 7th century. The only great masterpiece that these ancient civilization produced is thought to be the most significant Neolithic cave paintings in the Horn of Africa and the African continent in general - The Laas Geel rock paintings.

These cave paintings are located in a site outside the capital Hargeisa. These paintings were untouched and intact for nearly 10,000 years until it was discovered in November 2002.