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Hargeisa is situated on the Tug
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and Bulhar's extensive trade links covered large tracks of the Somali and
Ethiopian interiors, and the merchants from Berbera and Bulhar had trade contracts with merchants from as far as
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Although Bulhar's roots date back to antiquity, the settlement was not repopulated until the mid-19th century. The re-establishment of Bulhar was due to a dissension between the
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goes from Bulhar; but we found on the Webbe that we had, as it were, reached the point at which merchants from
Berbera and Bulhar meet those from Merka and Mogadaxo (Madisha).
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with routes dating back to antiquity. The port was rejuvenated in the 19th century and was a rival to nearby
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led his forces passed the region en route to the northeastern port of
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