Erigavo, also spelled as Erigabo, is the capital and largest city of the Sanaag region of Somaliland. The name Ceerigaabo is made up of t…Erigavo, also spelled as Erigabo, is the capital and largest city of the Sanaag region of Somaliland. The name Ceerigaabo is made up of two parts: Ceeri which describes a place water collects, and gaabo, meaning short or low. Ceeri can also be an abbreviation of ceeriyaan, the Somali word for mist/fog. The name Ceerigaabo may refer to low-hanging mist covering the city.