 As a result, Zeila and its eastern neighbor Berbera came to be part of British Somaliland.The construction of a railway from Djibouti to Addis Ababa in the late 19th century continued the neglect of Zeila.At the beginning of the next century, the city was described in the "1911 Encyclopædia Britannica" as having a "good sheltered anchorage much frequented by Arab sailing craft.