Burao is the second largest city in Somaliland. It has an estimated population of between 500,000 to 550,000 people. It is a very important commercial center in the region, containing the largest livestock market that brings together traders from as far as Bossaso in the Northeast of Somalia, Luq bordering Kenya in the South, Ethiopia and Djibouti in the West.

Jazeera University was established on February, 2010 in Mogadishu, Somalia by an elect group of Somali scholars. It is a higher education centre which is geared to create a knowledge based society.