Heis
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1, Uduruxmin Mountain of Heis.
2, Old ruining buildings of Heis. 3 and 4, Heis town. 5, Heis beach, Sanaag, Somaliland. And 6, Macjalayn Sea Mountains of Heis, Somaliland. | |
Coordinates: 10°53′47″N 46°55′16″E / 10.89639°N 46.92111°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Sanaag |
District | Erigavo District |
Population (2002[1]) | |
• Total | 4,000 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Heis (Somali: Xiis, Arabic: حيس) is a historic coastal town located in the Sanaag region of Somaliland.[2][3] The town was important for trade and communication with the Somali interior and was used to export frankincense to Arabia.[4]