Guban

{{For|the Chinese percussion instrument|Guban (instrument)}}

{{For|the Chinese percussion instrument|Guban (instrument)}}

[[File:Guban.jpg|right|thumb|441x441px|Guban [[coastal plain]] and the broader Guban land, a coastal strip forming the northwestern part of Somalia.]]

[[File:Guban.jpg|right|thumb|441x441px|Guban [[coastal plain]] and the broader Guban land, a coastal strip forming the northwestern part of Somalia.]]

'''Guban''' ([[Northern Somali]]: ''Guban''), meaning "burnt" or "burned," is a vast [[coastal plain]] in [[Somaliland]], stretching between the [[Awdal]] and [[Sahil, Somalia|Sahil]] regions. It runs parallel to the [[Gulf of Aden]] for about 240 km (150 miles), from [[Zeila|Seylac]] in the west to [[Berbera]] in the east. The [[plain]] narrows gradually from approximately 56 km (35 miles) in the west to about 6 km (4 miles) in the east. Guban is [[sand]]y, [[Flat coast|low-lying]], and lies mostly under 100 meters above sea level. The region experiences high [[temperature]]s, [[Humidity|humid]] conditions, and minimal [[rain]]fall, averaging around 50 mm per year. Vegetation is sparse, mainly consisting of [[steppe]] plants. [[Intermittent river|Seasonal rivers]] cross the plain, which gradually rises toward the [[Galgodon Highlands]] to the south, reaching approximately 1,980 meters in elevation.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Guban |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Guban |access-date=2025-12-13}} [[Ecology|Ecologically]], Guban lies within the [[Djibouti xeric shrublands]], a [[semi-desert]] [[ecoregion]] along the southern [[Red Sea]] and northern Gulf of Aden coasts.

'''Guban''' ([[Northern Somali]]: ''Guban''), meaning "burnt" or "burned," is a vast [[coastal plain]] in [[Somaliland]], stretching between the [[Awdal]] and [[Sahil, Somaliland|Sahil]] regions. It runs parallel to the [[Gulf of Aden]] for about 240 km (150 miles), from [[Zeila|Seylac]] in the west to [[Berbera]] in the east. The [[plain]] narrows gradually from approximately 56 km (35 miles) in the west to about 6 km (4 miles) in the east. Guban is [[sand]]y, [[Flat coast|low-lying]], and lies mostly under 100 meters above sea level. The region experiences high [[temperature]]s, [[Humidity|humid]] conditions, and minimal [[rain]]fall, averaging around 50 mm per year. Vegetation is sparse, mainly consisting of [[steppe]] plants. [[Intermittent river|Seasonal rivers]] cross the plain, which gradually rises toward the [[Galgodon Highlands]] to the south, reaching approximately 1,980 meters in elevation.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Guban |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Guban |access-date=2025-12-13}} [[Ecology|Ecologically]], Guban lies within the [[Djibouti xeric shrublands]], a [[semi-desert]] [[ecoregion]] along the southern [[Red Sea]] and northern Gulf of Aden coasts.

== Etymology ==

== Etymology ==