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BERBERA First Steps Towards Strategic Urban Planning urban development programme for the somali region BERBERA first steps towards strategic urban planning 1 The designation employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or its authorities, or concerning delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries, or regarding its economic system or degree of development. The analysis, conclusions or recommendations of the report do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), the Governing Council of UN-HABITAT or its Member States. Excerpts from this publication, except the satellite image, may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. © United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 2008. This publication was prepared by Ombretta Tempra and Michael Bergmann. Substantial inputs were given by Katja Schäfer, Filiep Decorte, Marco van der Plas and Edward Miller. All pictures by the © UN-HABITAT Somalia office. The Berbera Satellite image is provided by DigitalGlobe © 2004 DigitalGlobe. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. HS/942/07E ISBN: 978-92-113-1918-7 United Nations Human Settlements Programme publications can be obtained from UN-HABITAT Regional and Information Offices or directly from: P.O.Box 30030, GPO 00100, Nairobi, Kenya Fax: +(254-20) 762 40 60 e-mail: [email protected] website: http://www.unhabitat.org Printed at UNON/Publishing Services Section/Nairobi 2 BERBERA first steps towards strategic urban planning INTRODUCTION ÀUVWVWHSV REMHFWLYHVRIWKHUHSRUW VWUXFWXUHRIWKHUHSRUW 7KH FLW\ RI %HUEHUD KDV EHHQ XQGHUWDNLQJ LQ 7KLV GRFXPHQW LOOXVWUDWHV WKH ¿UVWV VWHSV WR FLW\ Ë EDFNJURXQG– the present: general information FROODERUDWLRQ ZLWK 81+$%,7$7 D VHULHV RI VWHSV planning through a participatory strategic approach. DERXW%HUEHUDWKHPDLQSRUWFLW\RI6RPDOLOand. 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XUEDQPRUSKRORJ\ BACKGROUND the present chronology Strategically located on the Gulf of 1286 $GHQ%HUEHUDLVWKHPDMRUSRUWRI Berbera is mentioned for the first time Somaliland, and one of the most by Ibn Sa’id and other Arab geographers and travellers. important entry points for goods KHDGLQJWR+DUJHLVDDQG(WKLRSLD around 1600 Berbera replaces Saylac as the foremost Economic recovery is inhibited SRSXODWLRQ commercial and cultural centre of by widespread destruction of the $UHFHQW81+$%,7$7VXUYH\HVWLPDWHVD Islamic influence in the Horn of SRSXODWLRQRISHRSOHLQFOXGLQJD urban and industrial infrastructure Africa. Known as the capital of the GLI¿FXOWWRYHULI\QXPEHURIGLVSODFHGSHRSOH. medieval Muslim state of Adal, 2WKHUVRXUFHVHVWLPDWHDWRWDORI Berbera remains under the authority of DQGE\ZHDNJRYHUQDQFH the sharifs of Mocha and the Ottoman Turks until 1875. 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