Alula Lagoon
Alula Lagoon
Location	Bari, Somalia
Coordinates	11°59′N 50°47′E / 11.983°N 50.783°E / 11.983; 50.783
Type	natural saltwater lagoon
Ocean/sea sources	Indian Ocean
Basin countries	Somalia
Max. length	4.13 miles (6.65 km)
Max. width	0.78 miles (1.26 km)
Surface area	3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Islands	many islands and islets
Settlements	Alula

Alula Lagoon is a large shallow lagoon in the northeastern Bari region of Puntland state of Somalia. The northernmost point in the country, it is mostly covered with mangroves.

Facing the Gulf of Aden, the lagoonal mangrove lies behind a barrier island.^[1] It is located northeast of Alula, the northernmost town in Somalia. The lagoon is surrounded by mangrove bushes, and appears to correspond with the "large laurel-grove called Acannae" described by the 1st century CE Periplus of the Erythraean Sea.^[2]

Rhizophora mucronata and Avicennia marina are the predominant mangrove species found in the lagoon.

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