Lamadaya

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Lamadaya
لَمَدايَ
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Lamadaya water falls in Sanaag
Lamadaya is located in Somaliland
Lamadaya
Location in the Horn of Africa
LocationCal Madow, Ogo Mountains, Sanaag,  Somaliland
Coordinates10°44′09″N 47°14′42″E / 10.73583°N 47.24500°E / 10.73583; 47.24500Coordinates: 10°44′09″N 47°14′42″E / 10.73583°N 47.24500°E / 10.73583; 47.24500
Elevation2,410 metres (7,907 ft)[1]

Lamadaya (Somali: Lamadaaye, Arabic: لَمَدايَ, romanizedLamādaya) are waterfalls that are located in the Cal Madow mountain range in the eastern Sanaag region of Somaliland. The meaning of the word in the Somali language is "not to be looked at", owing to the waterfalls' steep incline atop a high hill. The nearest town to Lamadaya is , which is situated towards the Red Sea coast.

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  1. ^ "Somalia Country Study". Archived from the original on August 11, 2014.


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