# Baraawe

**Country:** Somalia  
**Water Body:** Indian Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Very Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 1.1000, 44.0500

A historic Swahili trading settlement on southern Somalia's coast, Baraawe (Brawa) today functions as a very small open roadstead on the Indian Ocean. Vessels anchor offshore and cargo is lightered by small craft; there are no developed quays and no confirmed handling of containers, dry bulk or internationally cleared freight. For forwarders its commercial cargo relevance is limited. International shipments to southern Somalia are routed in practice through the Port of Mogadishu.

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*Freight Academy — Seaport Profile: [https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/baraawe-port-620](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/baraawe-port-620)*

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*LLM-Summary (JSON): https://www.freight-academy.com/api/v1/seaports/baraawe-port-620/llm-summary?lang=en*