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Seaports in Somalia

Somalia has 6 portsin the World Port Index — 1 large deep-water port, 0 medium and 5 smaller harbours. They sit on Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden; Indian Ocean. Below: how they split by size, and the biggest harbours. From the NGA World Port Index, snapshot 2026-06-22.

PORTS6

LARGE · MEDIUM1 · 0

ONIndian Ocean

By harbour size

Large1 · 17%

Medium0 · 0%

Small2 · 33%

Very small3 · 50%

Biggest ports in Somalia

The largest harbours in the snapshot, with their water body and harbour type.

largeMuqdishoIndian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · SO MGQ

smallBerberaGulf of Aden; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · SO BBO

smallBoosaasoGulf of Aden; Indian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · SO BSA

very smallBaraaweIndian Ocean · Open Roadstead

very smallKismaayoIndian Ocean · Coastal (Breakwater) · SO KMU

very smallMarkaIndian Ocean · Open Roadstead · SO MER

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