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Geography
LocationSomaliland
CoordinatesFrom 11°30′11″N 43°27′27″E / 11.503°N 43.4575°E / 11.503; 43.4575 to 11°21′N 43°28′E / 11.350°N 43.467°E / 11.350; 43.467
ArchipelagoZeila Archipelago
Administration
 Somaliland
Demographics
Ethnic groupsUninhabited

Aibat (Somali: Ceebaad) is the second-largest of the six islands of the Zeila Archipelago. It has a lighthouse. It is a low and sandy island, with bushes, that is around 1.75 miles in length and around 0.55 miles in breadth. It is mostly surrounded by a reef. The island has an area of 1.58 square kilometers (158 hectares) and is located 1.9 kilometers north of Sacadin Island, the largest of the group, and about 21 kilometers east of the Djibouti border.

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References

  1. "Brandt Guides". Retrieved Jul 29, 2016.
  2. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (2007). Sailing Directions - Enroute. ProStar Publications. p. 176. ISBN 9781577857600.
  3. Great Britain. Hydrographic Department (1892). The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Pilot: Containing Descriptions of the Suez Canal, the Gulfs of Suez and Akaba, the Red Sea and Straight [sic] of Bab-el-Mandeb, the Gulf of Aden with Sokotra and Adjacent Islands, and Part of the Eastern Coast of Arabia. Hydrographic Office, Admiralty. p. 405.

11°30′07″N 43°27′25″E / 11.502°N 43.457°E / 11.502; 43.457


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