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Sheikh

Sheekh (Sheikh) is a town in the mountains around 65 km south of Berbera
Sheekh (Sheikh) is a town in the mountains around 65 km south of Berbera		 Our guide was unfamiliar with Sheikh so we stopped at the Technical Veterinary School and two students offered show us the town
Our guide was unfamiliar with Sheikh so we stopped at the Technical Veterinary School and two students offered show us the town		 Tin shack in front of the primary school, Sheekh
Tin shack in front of the primary school, Sheekh		 Map showing the districts of Somaliland
Map showing the districts of Somaliland
Somaliland written in Arabic script
"Somaliland" written in Arabic script		 Somaliland flags painted on a wall in Sheekh
Somaliland flags painted on a wall in Sheekh		 18 May, Somaliland's Independence Day (1991)
18 May, Somaliland's Independence Day (1991)		 Ruins of a stone building, Sheekh
Ruins of a stone building, Sheekh
SOS Children's Village Hermann Gemeiner Secondary School, Sheikh
SOS Children's Village Hermann Gemeiner Secondary School, Sheikh		 School Website
School Website		 Flag of Somaliland at the SOS Secondary School
Flag of Somaliland at the SOS Secondary School		 The school was founded by the British colonial administration in 1959 as a modern boarding school
The school was founded by the British colonial administration in 1959 as a modern boarding school
The town's elevation of 4700' gives it a cooler and wetter climate than the hot dry coast
The town's elevation of 4700' gives it a cooler and wetter climate than the hot dry coast		 The school was abandoned and looted during the Civil War
The school was abandoned and looted during the Civil War		 SOS Children's Villages restored the school which reopened in 2003
SOS Children's Villages restored the school which reopened in 2003		 The school houses dormitories for the students
The school houses dormitories for the students
SOS Hermann Gemeiner Sheikh Secondary School
SOS Hermann Gemeiner Sheikh Secondary School		 One of the classrooms
One of the classrooms		 Chemistry lab
Chemistry lab		 Tower staircase
Tower staircase
Going up for a view
Going up for a view		 Flag of Somaliland
Flag of Somaliland		 SOS Hermann Gmeiner Secondary School takes 60 new students per year, both boys and girls
SOS Hermann Gmeiner Secondary School takes 60 new students per year, both boys and girls		 Karen with our volunteer guides from the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School
Karen with our volunteer guides from the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School
A very bizarre plant with a large soft wide base
A very bizarre plant with a large soft wide base		 Pondering the strange tree
Pondering the strange tree		 Acacia tree, Sheekh - Somaliland
Acacia tree, Sheekh - Somaliland		 Ruins of the stone fort at Sheekh
Ruins of the stone fort at Sheekh
One source says the fort was built in the 1850s by a local religious order
One source says the fort was built in the 1850s by a local religious order		 Another source says the British used the stone fort at Sheekh as a prison
Another source says the British used the stone fort at Sheekh as a prison		 Ruins of the stone fort at Sheikh, Somaliland
Ruins of the stone fort at Sheikh, Somaliland		 Ruins of the stone fort at Sheikh, Somaliland
Ruins of the stone fort at Sheikh, Somaliland
A pile of rocks near the old stone fort, Sheekh
A pile of rocks near the old stone fort, Sheekh		 Fardowsa Archaeological Site - Sheikh, Somaliland
Fardowsa Archaeological Site - Sheikh, Somaliland		 The Fardowsa Archaeological site sits a short walk off the main road through Sheikh
The Fardowsa Archaeological site sits a short walk off the main road through Sheikh		 The town of Sheikh abuts the archaeological site
The town of Sheikh abuts the archaeological site
Interesting vegetation of the Somali highlands at Sheikh
Interesting vegetation of the Somali highlands at Sheikh		 Prickly pear cactus, Sheikh
Prickly pear cactus, Sheikh		 Scant remains of an early Islamic village 400-800 years old, Fardowsa Archaeological site
Scant remains of an early Islamic village 400-800 years old, Fardowsa Archaeological site		 Try to ignore the local's garbage dump at the Fardowsa Archaeological site
Try to ignore the local's garbage dump at the Fardowsa Archaeological site
Fardowsa Archaeological Site
Fardowsa Archaeological Site		 There is very little to see other than rocks strewn about the site
There is very little to see other than rocks strewn about the site		 Fardowsa Archaeological site
Fardowsa Archaeological site		 Houses on the edge of Sheikh, Somaliland
Houses on the edge of Sheikh, Somaliland
Walking back to the main road from the archaeological site passing by the dump
Walking back to the main road from the archaeological site passing by the dump		 Karen, our local student-guides, security, and the not-very-good translator
Karen, our local student-guides, security, and the not-very-good translator		 Visit to Sheikh
Visit to Sheikh		 Adequate rainfall makes Sheikh rather green
Adequate rainfall makes Sheikh rather green
Fatooh Hospital, Sheikh
Fatooh Hospital, Sheikh		 Dawaare Hotel, Sheikh
Dawaare Hotel, Sheikh		 Election advertising - vote number 309
Election advertising - vote number 309		 House with painted doors and shutters, Sheikh
House with painted doors and shutters, Sheikh
The potholed road leading from Sheikh to Burao
The potholed road leading from Sheikh to Burao		 Our local guides brought us out of town to spot the local wildlife
Our local guides brought us out of town to spot the local wildlife		 Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana), a tiny antelope found in the Horn of Africa
Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana), a tiny antelope found in the Horn of Africa		 I believe it is the Phillips subspecies of Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltine phillipsi), Somaliland
I believe it is the Phillips subspecies of Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltine phillipsi), Somaliland
Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana), Somaliland
Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana), Somaliland		 Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana), Somaliland
Salt's dik-dik (Madoqua saltiana), Somaliland		 Colorfully dressed group of Somali women by the roadside in Sheikh
Colorfully dressed group of Somali women by the roadside in Sheikh		 Rayiislaha Somaliland - We are Somaliland
Rayiislaha Somaliland - We are Somaliland
Small shop on a side street in Sheikh
Small shop on a side street in Sheikh		 A short exploration of the town of Sheikh
A short exploration of the town of Sheikh		 Somali girls on the way home from school
Somali girls on the way home from school		 Somali girls on the way home from school
Somali girls on the way home from school
House with a decorative façade, Sheikh
House with a decorative façade, Sheikh		 Mosque of Sheikh with a pair of minarets
Mosque of Sheikh with a pair of minarets		 Sheikh Mosque, Somaliland
Sheikh Mosque, Somaliland		 Leaving town on the road back to Berbera
Leaving town on the road back to Berbera
Last stop, back at the IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School and Reference Centre
Last stop, back at the IGAD Sheikh Technical Veterinary School and Reference Centre		 Logo of the Veterinary School is based on the prehistoric cave paintings found in Somaliland
Logo of the Veterinary School is based on the prehistoric cave paintings found in Somaliland		 Camel browsing by the gate of the Veterinary School
Camel browsing by the gate of the Veterinary School		 Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland
Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland
Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland
Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland		 Office of one of our guides, president of the Sheikh Students Association
Office of one of our guides, president of the Sheikh Students Association		 Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland
Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland		 Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland
Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland
Food Hygiene Laboratory of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, launched in 2012
Food Hygiene Laboratory of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, launched in 2012		 Food Hygiene Laboratory of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, launched in 2012
Food Hygiene Laboratory of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, launched in 2012		 Food Hygiene Laboratory funded by the Government of Japan
Food Hygiene Laboratory funded by the Government of Japan		 Food Hygiene Laboratory of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, launched in 2012
Food Hygiene Laboratory of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, launched in 2012
Logo of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland
Logo of the Sheikh Technical Veterinary School, Somaliland		 It's getting late and we want to be back in Berbera before it's dark
It's getting late and we want to be back in Berbera before it's dark

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