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Sheekh or Sheikh is a small town in the Togdheer region of Somalia. It is situated 70 km north of Burco.

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Nice pics as always. :)

If truly given a chance, Sheekh can become a very great place. Mild climate with nice scenery.

Is this (http://aqoonkaab.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sheikh.jpg?w=510&h=382) building a school or something?

Pretty modern design.

Wow, nice scenery, I guess good weather too..Gotta check on Sheekh

I never went beyond Hargeisa...

Is this (http://aqoonkaab.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/sheikh.jpg?w=510&h=382) building a school or something?

Pretty modern design.

Sheikh Secondary School.

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Sheekh is one of the most serene and calming Somali towns I have seen blessed with lush natural beauty. I wouldn't mind building a cottage there in the future, or something more ambitious. I kinda understand now what lured the Emir of Kuwait to construct a palace there, it's lovely!

Is it spelled Skiikh on that map? Had a hard time finding it there.

Very tranquil place though, reminds me a bit of the pics I seen of the highlands south of Addis although a bit more rugged

Constantine, compared to the furnace like climate of Berbera and the coast, Sheekh is a great place to escape from the heat. That is it's major appeal.

My father said that he used to go there on the weekends with his cousins when he was a kid. I was blessed to have the opportunity to visit it in 2003. :)

Sheikh Secondary School.

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Lovely....^^

Is it spelled Skiikh on that map? Had a hard time finding it there.


Yes indeed, Mr. Yosef.

Yes indeed, Mr. Yosef.
ahh, cool..not too far from the coast. thank you sir. thats a beautifully constructed mountain road btw

Road leading up to Sheikh (mountain range)

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I kinda understand now what lured the Emir of Kuwait to construct a palace there, it's lovely!

kool.
Didn't the Kuwaiti king also own a palace/holiday home in Mogadishu?
The Kuwaiti royals seem to love Somalia :cheers:
A wealthy Yemeni fella also owns land there to grow crops I believe.

Sheikh is beautiful indeed but travelling on that road is hella scary:nuts:

More Somali cities should be build in the highland regions, it's practically uninhabited for the most part. Most cities seem near lowland wadis or on the coast.

Very adventurous and exotic looking mountain road - is it new-ish?

^Majority of Somalia's paved road system was built in the 70s/80s, though there was most likely a rudimentary road already in place for some time.

kool.
Didn't the Kuwaiti king also own a palace/holiday home in Mogadishu?
The Kuwaiti royals seem to love Somalia :cheers:
A wealthy Yemeni fella also owns land there to grow crops I believe.

Sheikh is beautiful indeed but travelling on that road is hella scary:nuts:

Interesting sis, I didn't know that. That Serpentine road is definitely a pleasure ride for the future. :)

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Exams at Sheikh secondary school.

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Sheikh Secondary School (http://www.flickr.com/photos/24374461@N07/5957924470/) by Sheekhaawi (http://www.flickr.com/people/24374461@N07/), on Flickr

A tomb mausoleum in Sheikh.


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Sheikh's tomb in Sheikh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlesfred/62167636/) by CharlesFred (http://www.flickr.com/people/charlesfred/), on Flickr

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Beautiful mountains around Sheekh (http://www.flickr.com/photos/camelboyz/2562926617/) by Camelboyz (http://www.flickr.com/people/camelboyz/), on Flickr

A house in sheikh.

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my father went to school at Sheikh Secondary school as a kid, he still has fond memories of the place. He remembers the weather being perfect not as hot as it is in the Nugaal valley. Ceerigabo and Shiekh from what I've heard has the nicest weather in the entire country.

my father went to school at Sheikh Secondary school as a kid, he still has fond memories of the place. He remembers the weather being perfect not as hot as it is in the Nugaal valley. Ceerigabo and Shiekh from what I've heard has the nicest weather in the entire country.

Sheikh and Erigavo get a little bit too cold in the winter for my liking, especially Erigavo reaches freezing temperatures. But during the summer the weather is very nice :drool: The nice thing about Ergavo is that the beach is very close by so you have the best of both worlds, cool and green landscape + turquoise blue sea and white beach 30mins drive :drool:

juzme my dads side of the fams are reer Ceerigabo I always hear stories of the place. Unlike the south where u see towns that have mixed demographics Ceerigabo is truly a melting pot of coexisting people. Eventually when I move back to Somalia Im building my palatial estate in Erigabo lol

^^ I might be your neighbour :lol:

^^ I might be your neighbour :lol:

i'll know which door to knock on when i run out of milk lmao

You know that school probably has the best architecture in the whole country.

Wow just amazing. That is definitely the best building in Somalia. We need more modern style buildings.