Bari, Somalia new development projects in the region. On 8 April 2013, the Puntland government announced the creation of a new region named Gardafuul. Carved out of the Bari region, it consists of three districts and has its capital at Alula. Bari, Somalia Bari (, ) is an administrative region ("gobol") in northeastern Somalia. It is bordered by the Somali regions of Sanaag and Sool to the west, Nugal to the south, the Gulf of Aden to the north and the Guardafui Channel to the east. It is located the tip of the Horn of Africa. In terms of landmass, Bari is
Coastline of Somalia meets Djibouti in west and eastern tip meets Kenya in its south. There is a number of Islands in the coastal areas. Ras Caseyr (Cape Guardafui) is easternmost point of Somalia, this point joinins Indian Ocean to Gulf of Aden. Coast of Somalia has different conditions throughout its length. Being second longest in Africa, this coast is easternmost coast of continental Africa, north-western coast of Indian Ocean and nearest coast to Socotra Islands (Yemen). Its continental shelf is spread over 32500 km. Northern coast extends from Djibouti to east, and eastern coast extends from north-east to south-west, reaching to Kenya.