Wargaade Wall is an ancient stone construction in Wargaade,

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. It enclosed a large historic settlement in the region.

Overview

Graves and unglazed sherds of

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dating from antiquity have been found during excavations in the area. The Wall's building material consists of rubble set in mud mortar. The high wall measures {{convert, 230, x, 210, m, abbr=on. After the settlement was abandoned during the Islamic era, the population of Wargaade began using the wall as a source for building material, which contributed to its current eroded state.

References

Neville Chittick Dr. Neville H. Chittick (September 18, 1924 – July 27, 1984) was a British scholar and archaeologist. He specialized in the historic cultures of Northeast Africa, and also devoted various works to the Swahili Coast. Biography Chittick was bor ...

, ''An Archaeological Reconnaissance of the Horn: The British-Somali Expedition'', (1975) Archaeological sites in Somalia Walls Former populated places in Somalia Ancient Somalia Archaeological sites of Eastern Africa