Ras Hafun or Cape Hafun in Somalia is the easternmost point of the African mainland.
The westernmost part of the African mainland meets the Atlantic Ocean whereas the easternmost part meets the Indian Ocean. The easternmost country in Africa is Somalia, which is found on the extreme end of the Horn of Africa – the Horn of Africa is also called the Somali Peninsula. The Horn of Africa is a horn-like land mass that protrudes into the Indian Ocean from East Africa, which consists of countries such as Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti.
The Horn of Africa is the biggest peninsula on the African continent and the fourth largest peninsula in the world. The extreme end of the peninsula is Cape Guardafui, which is the second easternmost point of Africa. A little distance south of Cape Guardafui is Cape Ras Hafun.
Ras Hafun or Ras Xaafuun (Somali) or Cape Hafun is a promontory in the northeastern region of Somalia. It is the easternmost point of the African mainland. Ras Hafun is a tiny island that is joined to the Horn of Africa.
Ras Hafun is joined to the town of Foar on the Horn of Africa on the African mainland by a sand spit that is 20.0 km long, 1.0–3.0 km wide, and 5.0 m above sea level. The fishing town of Hafun is located on the promontory.
Since Ras Hafun is found in Somalia, it makes Somalia the most eastern sovereign nation on the main African continent. However, Ras Hafun is not the most eastern point of the entire African continent. The easternmost part of the entire African continent is Rodrigues.
Hafun, which is the town located on Ras Hafun, has seen a lot of archaeological expeditions over the years. The archaeological findings of artifacts and structures date back to pre-Islamic times. These findings include ancient structures and ruins, Ancient Egyptian pottery, Persian Gulf pottery, Roman pottery, ancient coins, drystone buildings, etc., making Hafun an ancient settlement that also used to be a trading post.
