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Kal-Sheikh () is an
archaeological site An archaeological site is a place (or group of physical sites) in which evidence of past activity is preserved (either prehistoric or historic or contemporary), and which has been, or may be, investigated using the discipline of archaeology an ...
in the Sahil region of Somaliland.


Overview

Kal-Sheikh is situated in the
Sheikh District Sheikh District ( so, Degmada Sheekh) is a district in the Sahil region of Somaliland. Its capital lies at Sheikh. The district was part of Togdheer region until 1998, when the Sheikh District was incorporated into the Sahil region. Overview ...
. The site features a number of caves adorned with rock art of animals and other figures. As no major archaeological excavation has been conducted here, the Kal-Sheikh paintings are of uncertain origin, purpose and date. The Kal-Sheikh city and district are inhabited by people from the Deerayahan and Reer Sahal sub-divisions of the
Issa Musa The Issa Musa or ‘Isa Musa ( so, Ciise Muuse, ar, عيسى موسى , Full Name:'' ’Isa ibn Musa ibn Zubayr ibn Abd al-Raḥmān ibn ash- Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad'' ) is a northern Somali clan. Its members form a part of the Habr Awal cl ...
sub-clan of the
Habar Awal The Habr Awal, also contemporarily known as the Subeer Awal, and alternately romanized as the Zubeyr Awal ( so, Habar Awal, ar, هبر أول, Full Name: '' Zubeyr ibn Abd al-Raḥmān ibn ash- Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad)'' is a major clan of ...
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See also

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Sheikh, Somaliland Sheikh ( so, Sheekh, ar, شَيخ), also known as Shiikh, is a town in the northwestern SahilSomalilan ...
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Somali architecture Somali architecture is the engineering and designing of multiple different construction types such as stone cities, castles, citadels, fortresses, mosques, temples, aqueducts, lighthouses, towers and tombs during the ancient, medieval and early m ...


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{{reflist Archaeological sites in Somaliland Togdheer