# Hafun

> cape

**Wikidata**: [Q1017205](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1017205)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hafun)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hafun

## Summary
Hafun is a geographic entity in northeastern Somalia that is described as a cape and also classified as a city in available structured data. It lies on the physical feature Ras Hafun and is located in Hafun District, Somalia, at coordinates 10.416666666667°N, 51.266666666667°E.

## Key Facts
- Hafun is described in structured data with the short description "cape."
- In Wikidata-type classification, Hafun is listed as an instance of the class "city" (a large human settlement).
- Country: Somalia (the sovereign state of Somalia is recorded with an inception value of 1960).
- Located in: Hafun District (location asserted with a cited Wikipedia revision).
- Located on / physical feature: Ras Hafun.
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 10.416666666667, longitude 51.266666666667.
- Alternate names and aliases: Ras Hafun; Xaafuun; Cap Hafun; Dante; Raas Xaafuun; Kap Hafun; Opone; ハーフーン岬; Мыс Рас-Хафун; Хафун.
- Image (Commons): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Garesadihafun.jpg.
- Wikipedia page title: Hafun.
- Commons category: Hafun.
- Wikipedia language editions available (sitelinks): Arabic (ar), German (de), English (en), Estonian (et), Italian (it), Portuguese (pt), Romanian (ro), Swahili (sw), Zulu (zu).
- Sitelink count for this Hafun entity: 9.
- Related class data: "city" class had a sitelink_count reported as 252.
- Somalia sitelink_count (as related country): 318.
- UN/LOCODE: SODAN.
- Freebase ID: /m/04wg4r (publication date on reference: 2013-10-28).
- GeoNames ID: 50351.
- Who’s On First ID: 1276125995.
- GNS unique feature ID: -3230775.
- ne.se_id: hafun.
- snarc_id: January 6.
- Instance_of reference: city (reference present in structured source).

## FAQs
Q: What is Hafun?
A: Hafun is an entity identified both as a cape in descriptive metadata and as a city in classification data; it is situated on Ras Hafun in northeastern Somalia.

Q: Where is Hafun located administratively?
A: Hafun is located in Hafun District within the sovereign state of Somalia.

Q: What are the exact coordinates of Hafun?
A: The coordinates are latitude 10.416666666667 and longitude 51.266666666667.

Q: What are alternate names for Hafun?
A: Alternate names include Ras Hafun, Xaafuun, Cap Hafun, Dante, Raas Xaafuun, Kap Hafun, Opone, ハーフーン岬, Мыс Рас-Хафун, and Хафун.

Q: How is Hafun identified in global geographic databases?
A: Hafun is identified by multiple codes and IDs: UN/LOCODE SODAN, Freebase /m/04wg4r, GeoNames ID 50351, Who’s On First ID 1276125995, and GNS unique feature ID -3230775.

Q: Is there a Wikimedia Commons image or category for Hafun?
A: Yes. The Commons image file path is https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Garesadihafun.jpg and there is a Commons category named "Hafun."

Q: In which languages does Wikipedia have pages for Hafun?
A: Wikipedia has pages for Hafun in Arabic, German, English, Estonian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swahili, and Zulu.

## Why It Matters
Hafun matters as a geographically identified place with multiple formal identifiers across international and geospatial datasets, which supports consistent referencing in mapping, cataloging, and research contexts. Its dual representation—as a geographic cape in descriptive metadata and as an instance of the "city" class in structured classification—highlights the need for precise disambiguation when integrating place information across datasets. Multiple language Wikipedia pages, a Commons category and image, and assigned codes such as a UN/LOCODE and GeoNames ID indicate that Hafun is a recognized and indexed location in international reference systems, making it relevant to cartography, data interoperability, and location-based services.

## Notable For
- Dual character in sources: described as a "cape" in descriptive metadata while classified as an instance of the "city" class in structured data.
- Location on the named physical feature Ras Hafun.
- Precise geospatial coordinates: 10.416666666667°N, 51.266666666667°E.
- Wide set of alternate names across languages and historical/variant forms (including Ras Hafun, Opone, and non-Latin scripts).
- Presence in multiple authoritative geospatial and reference systems: UN/LOCODE SODAN, Freebase /m/04wg4r, GeoNames 50351, Who’s On First 1276125995, and GNS unique feature ID -3230775.
- Documented media and category on Wikimedia Commons with an available image file.
- Representation across nine Wikipedia language editions.

## Body

### Identification and Names
- Primary title in structured metadata: Hafun.
- Known aliases: Ras Hafun; Xaafuun; Cap Hafun; Dante; Raas Xaafuun; Kap Hafun; Opone; ハーフーン岬 (Japanese katakana), Мыс Рас-Хафун and Хафун (Russian).
- ne.se_id for the entry: hafun.
- snarc_id associated with the entry: January 6.
- The diversity of aliases reflects multilingual and multi-script references recorded in the dataset.

### Classification and Description
- Instance_of: Hafun is recorded as an instance of the class "city" (a large human settlement). The related class "city" is presented with a sitelink_count of 252 in the source.
- Wikidata-style short description for the entity is "cape," indicating descriptive metadata records Hafun as a geographic cape. Both the classification as city and the descriptive label "cape" are present in the same structured source, so records should note both attributes.

### Geographic Location and Administrative Context
- Country: Hafun is located within the sovereign state of Somalia. The Somalia entity in the source carries an inception value of 1960.
- Administrative district: Located in Hafun District; the structured data cites a specific Wikipedia revision as a reference for the Hafun District location assertion.
- Physical feature: Located on Ras Hafun (the "located_in/on_physical_feature" value in the structured data).
- Coordinates: Latitude 10.416666666667, Longitude 51.266666666667. These precise decimal-degree values are provided as primary geolocation for the entity.

### International and Geospatial Identifiers
- UN/LOCODE: SODAN — the entity is recorded with the UN/LOCODE code SODAN in the dataset.
- Freebase ID: /m/04wg4r; the Freebase reference carries a publication date in the provided reference (2013-10-28).
- GeoNames ID: 50351 is the GeoNames identifier assigned to Hafun in the structured data.
- Who’s On First ID: 1276125995 — a placename identifier used in Who’s On First gazetteer datasets.
- GNS unique feature ID: -3230775 — the identifier from the Geographic Names Server dataset included in the source.
- These identifiers collectively enable cross-referencing of Hafun across multiple gazetteers and data services.

### Wikimedia and Reference Metadata
- Wikimedia Commons image link: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Garesadihafun.jpg is provided in the data as an image resource for Hafun.
- Commons category name: "Hafun" is listed as the Commons category for media.
- Wikipedia title: The structured metadata lists the English Wikipedia page title as "Hafun."
- Wikipedia language editions: Pages exist in Arabic, German, English, Estonian, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Swahili, and Zulu.
- Sitelink counts: The Hafun entity has 9 sitelinks recorded in the dataset. For contextual comparison, the related class "city" shows a sitelink_count of 252 and the country Somalia has a sitelink_count of 318 in the provided material.

### Local and Regional Relationships
- Hafun District: The structured data specifies that Hafun is located in Hafun District, referencing a Wikipedia revision URL for that assertion.
- Ras Hafun: The dataset explicitly links Hafun with the physical feature Ras Hafun, indicating the entity's placement on or association with this named geographic feature.

### Data Provenance Notes
- Several identifiers and references in the source include provenance metadata: the Freebase entry reference shows a publication_date of 2013-10-28; the located_in Hafun District entry references a specific Wikipedia revision (oldid=911663678).
- The dataset lists a range of external identifiers enabling cross-dataset linkage (UN/LOCODE, Freebase, GeoNames, Who’s On First, GNS).

### Summary of Structured Metadata Elements (concise)
- Title: Hafun
- Short description in source: cape
- Instance of: city
- Country: Somalia (inception for Somalia recorded as 1960)
- District: Hafun District (Wikipedia reference)
- Physical feature: Ras Hafun
- Coordinates: 10.416666666667, 51.266666666667
- Aliases: Ras Hafun; Xaafuun; Cap Hafun; Dante; Raas Xaafuun; Kap Hafun; Opone; ハーフーン岬; Мыс Рас-Хафун; Хафун
- Wikimedia Commons image: Garesadihafun.jpg (file path provided)
- Commons category: Hafun
- Wikipedia languages: ar, de, en, et, it, pt, ro, sw, zu
- IDs: UN/LOCODE SODAN; Freebase /m/04wg4r; GeoNames 50351; Who’s On First 1276125995; GNS unique feature ID -3230775
- Internal/other IDs: ne.se_id hafun; snarc_id January 6
- Sitelink counts: Hafun entity 9; city class 252; Somalia 318

This entry records the full set of structured facts and identifiers supplied for Hafun and groups them into descriptive, administrative, and technical categories for use in knowledge bases and linked-data applications.

## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. GeoNames