Mareero Beach | |
Official Name: | Xeebta Mareero |
Native Name: | Xeebta Mareero |
Settlement Type: | Beach |
Pushpin Map: | Somalia |
Pushpin Label Position: | Botton |
Subdivision Type: | Somalia |
Subdivision Name: | Region |
Utc Offset: | +3 |
Timezone1: | EAT |
Mareero Beach, Xeebta Marero located (25km (16miles) eastern direction of Bosaso. It possesses coastal habitat, frankincense and other myrrh groups growing plateau, grazing areas, sizeable beach and most importantly the mareero natural harbour which has deep enough to provide anchorage.[1] The mareero harbour became an illegal immigration route connecting Somalia and Yemen and Arab peninsula at large since the collapse of the Somali central government early 1991. The harbour was formerly used by Somali business communities for export and import of goods for centuries. According to reports boats carrying arms smuggled from Yemen have been docked at the Marero harbour.[2] [3]
Mareero beach is so popular for its sizeable beach where visitors and tourists have been flocking the past recent years.