Cal Madow

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Cal Madow
Overview of the Cal Madow mountains
Highest point
Elevation	2,410 metres (7,907 ft)[1]
Coordinates	10°44′09″N 47°14′42″E / 10.73583°N 47.24500°E / 10.73583; 47.24500
Naming
Native name	Buuraha Calmadow (Somali) عَلَمْدُو (Arabic)
Geography
Cal Madow Location in the Somaliland
Location	Sanaag
Country	Somaliland
State	Sanaag
Parent range	Ogo Mountains
Climbing
Easiest route	Hike

Cal Madow (also Calmadow, Al Madow, Al Medu, or Al Mado; Somali: Buuraha Calmadow; Arabic: عَلَمْدُو, romanized: ʿAlamdū) is a mountain range in Somaliland.^[2] It stretches across the area of eastern Sanaag. Its peak sits at almost 2,500 m (8,200 ft) in Shimbiris, northwest of Erigavo. Cal Madow was a tourist destination in the late 1980s. The local population of the Sanaag region is primarily responsible for preserving the habitat, which continues to face the risk of deforestation.