Damo, Somalia
Village/hamlet in Puntland, Somalia
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Damo (Somali: Daamo) is a small coastal settlement in Alula District, Bari region,Puntland, northeastern Somalia, situated approximately 5 km west of Cape Guardafui and facing the Guardafui Channel.[1] In 1975–76 Neville Chittick carried out surveys and excavated at Damo, which he identified with the ancient Aromata.[2][3]Damo is one of at least four ancient towns along the Djibouti–Hafun coast confirmed to have existed 2,000 years ago or earlier.[4]
Damo
Daamo | |
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Village/hamlet | |
  Damo Location within Somalia .svg) Damo Location within Horn of Africa | |
| Coordinates: 11.835°N 51.235°E | |
| Country | Somalia |
| Federal Member State | Puntland |
| Region | Bari |
| District | Alula District |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
