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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Somalia

10 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Somalia

Updated November 11, 2025
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The Milky Seas

The world's largest bioluminescent area was undiscovered by science until 2005.
Laas Geel

Hargeisa, Somalia

Laas Geel

This cave located in the badlands of Somaliland contains some of the oldest cave art in Africa.
Hargeisa War Memorial.

Hargeisa, Somalia

Hargeisa War Memorial

A MiG-17 fighter jet sits atop this memorial to the indiscriminate bombardment of Hargeisa.
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Berbera, Somalia

Berbera Shipwrecks

A surprising number of shipwrecks visible just off the Somaliland coast.
White sand dunes sit in front of red ones in southern Somalia.

Jazeera, Somalia

Merka Red Dunes

A stark contrast between red sand dunes and the white sand beach immediately next to it can be seen along the southern Somali coast.
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Hargeisa, Somalia

Guluf Airline Restaurant & Hotel

Dine on roast goat inside a scrapped 1960s Soviet airplane.
Hargeysa Cultural Center’s Tape Wall

Hargeisa, Somalia

Hargeysa Cultural Center's Tape Wall

An extensive audio-only collection of cultural heritage saved from a genocide.
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Hargeisa, Somalia

Guluf Airline Restaurant & Hotel

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