Qandala is an ancient port town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. Qandala sits on a wadi estuary, which forms a natural proteā¦Qandala is an ancient port town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia. Qandala sits on a wadi estuary, which forms a natural protective harbor for vessels on the Gulf of Aden. It lies 75 kilometres east of Bosaso, 549 kilometres south of Aden, and 475 kilometres west of Socotra.