Ottoman Zeila

Ottoman Zeila
Egypt Eyalet later Yemen Eyalet of the Ottoman Empire
1559–1874/75
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A picture of the extent of The Ottoman Empire from Egypt to the Somali coast

Zeila waterfront circa 1880
CapitalZeila
History 
 Established
1559
 Disestablished
1874/75
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Adal Sultanate
Isaaq Sultanate
Khedivate's Somali Coast
Today part ofSomaliland


Ottoman Zeila was a region centered around Zeila that was under intermittent Ottoman control between the 16th and 19th centuries , after the collapse of the Adal Sultanate.