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Berbera is a city in the Saaxil region (''gobolka'') of Somalia , and is currently part of the internationally unrecognized Republic Of Somaliland . Berbera is also a Seaport , with the only sheltered harbour on the south side of the Gulf Of Aden ; its population in 2000 was approximately 200,000. Located strategically on the oil route, Berbera has a deep-sea port, completed in 1969. The port, which was the capital of British Somaliland until 1941, is the terminus of roads from Hargeisa and Burco , and an airport now adds to its accessibility. Berbera exports sheep, Gum Arabic , Frankincense , and Myrrh . Its seaborne trade is chiefly with Aden in Yemen 240 km/150 mi to the north. Prior to the civil war, Berbera was home to a small naval port that was built by the Soviets, then later used by the Americans. This is now part of the commercial port. Since the Eritrean-Ethiopian War , it has grown as a major Export port for Ethiopia , and is now the main source of foreign curreny for Somaliland. The city is also home to a Runway , built as an Emergency Landing strip for the U.S. Space Shuttle . |
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