Heis (town)
Heis
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2, Old ruining buildings of Heis. 3 and 4, Heis town. 5, Heis beach, Sanaag, Somaliland. And 6, Macjalayn Sea Mountains of Heis, Somalia. | |
Heis Location in Somalia. Heis Heis (Somaliland) | |
| Coordinates: 10°53′47″N 46°55′16″E / 10.89639°N 46.92111°E | |
| Country | Somaliland |
| Region | Sanaag |
| District | Erigavo District |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 4,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Heis (Somali: Xiis, Arabic: حيس) is a historic coastal town located in the Sanaag region of Somaliland. The town was important for trade and communication with the Somali interior and was used to export frankincense to Arabia.