Is Baardheere safe? Somalia travel risk
Is Baardheere safe right now? Checked 9 October 2026
Baardheere scores 81/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Somalia Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 21 May 2026); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to parts of the country (updated 4 Jun 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Baardheere scores 81/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Somalia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Baardheere: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (95/100) and crime and scams (90/100). Governments disagree: US Level 4, UK Level 2, Canada Level 4.
A score of 81 is higher than the scores of 99% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Somalia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Coordinates 2.3447° N, 42.2764° E place Baardheere within Gedo at an elevation of 97 meters. Heading to Mogadishu: 342.3 km E.
Gedo
2.3447° N, 42.2764° E
97 m
Africa/Mogadishu
755,500
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Somalia
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Baardheere happened in March (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Somalia travel advice & laws.
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