Mogadishu
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| Mogadishu مقديشو Maqadīshū |
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| Eik-name(s): Xamar,[1] The Mog, Mog[2] | |
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| Coordinates: 2°02′N 45°21′E / 2.033°N 45.35°E | |
| Kintra | |
| Region | Banaadir |
| Govrenment | |
| - Mayor | Mohamed Nur |
| Aurie | |
| - Tot | 1,657 km2 (639.8 sq mi) |
| Indwallers (2011)[3] | |
| - Tot | 2,000,000 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+2) |
Mogadishu (
/ˌmɒɡəˈdɪʃuː/; Somali Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: مقديشو Maqadīshū; Italian: Mogadiscio, literally "The Seat o the Shah") is the lairgest ceety in Somalie an the naition's caipital. Locatit in the coastal Banaadir region on the Indie Ocean, the ceety haes servit as an important port for centuries.
References [edit]
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica, inc, The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Marcopædia, Volume 17, (Encyclopædia Britannica: 1991), p.829.
- ↑ Fred Oluoch (2010-01-10). Somalia: A Working Christmas in Mogadishu. allAfrica.com. Retrieved on 12 October 2011. .
- ↑ Mogadishu
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