Somalia
Bosaso travel guide
Bosaso is a city in Somalia, home to about 1,067,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- BSA5 km · Bender Qassim International Airport
- Currency
- SOSSomali shilling
- Time zone
- Africa/Mogadishu
- Language
- Arabic, Somali
About
About Bosaso
Bosaso (Somali: Boosaaso; Arabic: بوصاصو), historically known as Bender Qassim or Badraan, is a city in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia in Puntland. It is the administrative capital of the Bosaso District and the principal commercial center of the Puntland regional state.
This city of Bosaso is the largest and fastest growing in the northeastern part of Somalia, Puntland, and one of the largest in Somalia. It has served as a refueling station for maritime transport between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf ports, and has also become an important commercial point of entry.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Bosaso
See
You can also go to Biyo Kulule which is a place you can visit and swim with natural hot water. Gaaca which is brook with ever flowing water streams is available option. Laag, Karin and Yalho will also be in the list. Rays garden is within the city and provides Somali and Arab dishes and some friendly atmosphere. Bacaad, Mareero and Gaaca are tourist attractions as well, you need to prepare some safari journey to roam these hills and places.
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When to go
The best time to visit Bosaso
Bosaso has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; April is the wettest, with about 12 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bosaso: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA), about 4.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
Getting in
Bender Qassim International Airport is the country's third-most busy airport. Most flights are international, from Dubai to Bosaso. International flights are also available from Aden and Nairobi several times a week. Reaching Bosaso by land is somewhat complicated, mainly due to the porous security situation. The road leading from Puntland capital Garoowe has been paved but other roads are in bad condition or non-existent.
Getting around
There is a bus service in Bosaso, Garowe, Qardho and Galkacyo. There are also services between the major towns and adjacent villages operated by different types of vehicles such as 4 wheel drives and light goods vehicles (LGV). To travel outside of major cities, the central government requires foreigners to take an armed guard with them.
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BSA · Bender Qassim International Airport
Questions
Bosaso: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bosaso?
Bosaso has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. June is the warmest month, with average highs of 36 °C; April is the wettest, with about 12 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bosaso?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bender Qassim International Airport (BSA), about 4.9 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Bosaso?
Somali shilling (SOS).
Nearby
Destinations near Bosaso
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.