Mogadishu, the Glossary
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Mogadishu (also; Muqdisho, Wadaad: or Xamar, Wadaad:; مقديشو, Italian: Mogadiscio), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia.[1]
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411 relations: Aalborg University, Abd al-Aziz of Mogadishu, Abdi Farah Shirdon, Abdiaziz District, Abdirahman Beyle, Abdirahman Omar Osman, Abdirashid Shermarke, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, Abdullahi Issa, Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, Abdullahi Yusuf Airport, Abdulqawi Yusuf, Abgaal, Adal Sultanate, Addis Ababa, Aden Adde, Aden Adde International Airport, Administrative divisions of Somalia, African Express Airways, African Union Mission to Somalia, Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a, Ahmed Yusuf Mahamud, Ajuran (clan), Ajuran Sultanate, Al-Shabaab (militant group), Ali Mahdi Muhammad, Ali Mohammed Ghedi, Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia, Amharic, Ancient history, Ankara, Ansaloti Market, Arab League, Arab world, Arabian Peninsula, Arabic, Arabs, Arba'a Rukun Mosque, Association football, Atatürk Airport, Auto rickshaw, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Ayub Daud, Azzan bin Qais, Baggage handling system, Baidoa, Bakaara Market, Banaadir, Banadir Stadium, Banana, ... Expand index (361 more) »
- 1st-millennium establishments in Africa
- Ajuran Sultanate
- Cities built on a grid
- Cities in Somalia
- Indian Ocean
- Populated coastal places in Somalia
- Populated places established in the 1st millennium
- Populated places in Banaadir
- Port cities in Africa
Aalborg University
Aalborg University (AAU) is an international public university with campuses in Aalborg, Esbjerg, and Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Abd al-Aziz of Mogadishu
Abd al-Aziz Maqdshāvi (عبد العزيز) was a 14th-century island chief or katheeb of Kinolhas island of the Maldives.
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Abdi Farah Shirdon
Abdi Farah Shirdon (Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon; عبدي فارح شردون; born 1958) is a Somali businessman, economist and politician.
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Abdiaziz District
Abdiaziz District (Degmada Cabdicasiis), also spelled Abdi Asis District, is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Abdirahman Beyle
Abdirahman Duale Beyle (Cabdiraxmaan Ducaale Beyle; عبد الرحمن دعاله بايل), also known as Abdirahman D. Beileh, is a Somali economist, professor, politician, philanthropist, poet, and well acclaimed song writer.
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Abdirahman Omar Osman
Abdirahman Omar Osman (also known as Abdirahman Yariisow and Engineer Yarisow; 16 August 1965 – 1 August 2019) was a Somali politician who was the Governor of Banaadir and Mayor of Mogadishu.
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Abdirashid Shermarke
Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, عبد الرشيد علي شارماركي) (8 June 1919 – 15 October 1969), also known as Abdirashid Shermarke, was Prime Minister of Somali Republic from 12 July 1960, to 14 June 1964, and President of Somali Republic from 6 July 1967, until his assassination on October 15, 1969.
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Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed
Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed (Cabdiweli Sheekh Axmed, عبدالولي الشيخ أحمد; born 1959), also known as Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammad, is a Somali economist and politician.
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Abdullahi Issa
Abdullahi Issa Mohamud (Cabdullaahi Ciise Maxamuud, عبد الله عيسى محمد (1921 – March 24, 1988) was a Somali politician. He was the Prime Minister of Italian Somalia during the trusteeship period, serving from February 29, 1949, to July 7, 1960.
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Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (Cabdulaahi Yuusuf Axmed, عبدالله يوسف أحمد‎; 15 December 1934 – 23 March 2012) was a Somali politician and former colonel in the Somali National Army.
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Abdullahi Yusuf Airport
Abdullahi Yusuf Airport, formerly known as the Galkayo Airport, is an airport located in Galkayo, the capital of the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
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Abdulqawi Yusuf
Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf (Cabdulqaawi Axmed Yuusuf) is a Somali lawyer and judge serving on the International Court of Justice since 2009.
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Abgaal
The Abgaal (Somali: Abgaal; Arabic: أبگال) are a Somali sub-clan of the Hawiye and the even larger Samaale clan.
Adal Sultanate
The Adal Sultanate also known as the Adal Empire, or Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling Adel Sultanate, Adal Sultanate) was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa.
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Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (fountain of hot mineral water, new flower) is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. Mogadishu and Addis Ababa are capitals in Africa.
Aden Adde
Aden Abdulle Osman Da’ar (Aadan Cabdulle Cismaan Dacar, آدمعبد الله عثمان دعر.) (9 December 1908 – 8 June 2007), popularly known as Aden Adde, was a Somali politician who served as the first president of the Somali Republic from 1 July 1960 to 6 July 1967.
Aden Adde International Airport
Aden Adde International Airport (Garoonka Caalamiga Ee Aadan Cadde, مطار آدمعدي الدولي), formerly known as Mogadishu International Airport, is an international airport serving Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
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Administrative divisions of Somalia
Somalia is officially divided into 18 administrative regions (gobollo, singular gobol).
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African Express Airways
African Express Airways is a Somali-owned Kenyan airline with its head office at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Embakasi, Nairobi, Kenya.
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African Union Mission to Somalia
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a Multinational force formed by the African Union.
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Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a
Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a (ASWJ) (Ahlu Suna Waljamaaca) is a Somalia-based paramilitary group consisting of moderate Sufis opposed to radical Salafism.
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Ahmed Yusuf Mahamud
Ahmed Yusuf Mahamud (Axmed Yuusuf Maxamuud, أحمد يوسف محمود) was a Somali Sultan of the Geledi sultanate, reigning from 1848 to 1878 and succeeded his father Yusuf Mahamud after his demise at the battle of Adaddey Suleyman.
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Ajuran (clan)
The Ajuran (Somali: Ajuuraan, Beesha Ajuuraan, Morshe, Arabic: أجران) is a Somali clan, part of the Jambelle clan which itself belongs to the largest Somali clan-family — the Hawiye.
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Ajuran Sultanate
The Ajuran Sultanate (Saldanadda Ajuuraan, سلطنة الأجورانية), natively referred to as Ajuuraan, and often simply Ajuran, was a medieval Muslim Empire in the Horn of Africa.
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Al-Shabaab (militant group)
Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (Ḥarakat ash-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn), commonly known as al-Shabaab, is a Sunni Islamist military and political organization based in Somalia and active elsewhere in East Africa.
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Ali Mahdi Muhammad
Ali Mahdi Muhammad (Cali Mahdi Maxamed, علي مهدي محمد) (1 January 1939 – 10 March 2021) was a Somali entrepreneur and politician.
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Ali Mohammed Ghedi
Ali Mohammed Gedi (Cali Maxamed Geeddi, علي محمد جيدي) (born 2 October 1952), popularly known as Ali Gedi, is a Somali politician who was the Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia from 2004 to 2007.
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Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia
The Alliance for the Re–liberation of Somalia (ARS) was a political party formed in Eritrea during September 2007 as the successor to the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) during the Ethiopian military occupation of Somalia.
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Amharic
Amharic (or; Amarəñña) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages.
Ancient history
Ancient history is a time period from the beginning of writing and recorded human history through late antiquity.
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Ankara
Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (4,130 km2).
Ansaloti Market
Ansaloti Market (Suuqa Ansaloti) is a public market in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Arab League
The Arab League (الجامعة العربية), formally the League of Arab States (جامعة الدول العربية), is a regional organization in the Arab world.
Arab world
The Arab world (اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), formally the Arab homeland (اَلْوَطَنُ الْعَرَبِيُّ), also known as the Arab nation (اَلْأُمَّةُ الْعَرَبِيَّةُ), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, comprises a large group of countries, mainly located in Western Asia and Northern Africa.
Arabian Peninsula
The Arabian Peninsula (شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَة الْعَرَبِيَّة,, "Arabian Peninsula" or جَزِيرَةُ الْعَرَب,, "Island of the Arabs"), or Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate.
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Arabic
Arabic (اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, or عَرَبِيّ, or) is a Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world.
Arabs
The Arabs (عَرَب, DIN 31635:, Arabic pronunciation), also known as the Arab people (الشَّعْبَ الْعَرَبِيّ), are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa.
Arba'a Rukun Mosque
The Arba'a Rukun Mosque (أربع روكون), also known as Arba Rucun, is a mosque in the Shangani medieval district of Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players each, who primarily use their feet to propel a ball around a rectangular field called a pitch.
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Atatürk Airport
Atatürk Airport is an airport currently in use for private jets.
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Auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Lady Ferguson (Somali: Ayaan Xirsi Cali: Ayān Ḥirsi 'Alī; born 13 November 1969) is a Somali-born, Dutch-American writer, activist and former politician.
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Ayub Daud
Ayub Daud (Ayuub Daaud, أيوب داود; born 24 February 1990) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for the Somalia national team.
Azzan bin Qais
Imam Azzan bin Qais (الإمامعزان بن قيس) was the Imam of Oman between 1868 and 1871.
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Baggage handling system
A baggage handling system is a type of conveyor system installed in airports that transports checked luggage from ticket counters to areas where the bags can be loaded onto airplanes.
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Baidoa
Baidoa (Somali.
Bakaara Market
The Bakaaraha Market (Suuqa Bakaaraha) is an open market in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Banaadir
Banaadir (Banaadir, بنادر, Benadir) is an administrative region (gobol) in southeastern Somalia.
Banadir Stadium
The Eng.
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Banana
A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa.
Barawa
Barawa (بَراوِّ Barāwe, Maay: Barawy, بَرَأَاوٖ Baraawe, ﺑﺮﺍﻭة Barāwa, Italian: Brava), also known as Barawe and Brava, is the capital of the South West State of Somalia. Mogadishu and Barawa are Ajuran Sultanate and Populated coastal places in Somalia.
Barbaria (region)
Barbaria was the name used by the ancient Greeks for coastal northeast Africa.
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Battle axe
A battle axe (also battle-axe, battle ax, or battle-ax) is an axe specifically designed for combat.
Battle of Benadir
The Battle of Benadir was an armed engagement between the Ajuran Sultanate and the Portuguese Empire. Mogadishu and Battle of Benadir are Ajuran Sultanate.
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Battle of Mogadishu (1993)
The Battle of Mogadishu (translation), also known as the Black Hawk Down Incident, was part of Operation Gothic Serpent.
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Battle of Ras Kamboni
The Battle of Ras Kamboni took place during the Somalia War (2006–2009) fought by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and affiliated militias against Ethiopian and the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for control of Ras Kamboni, a town near the Kenyan border which once served as a training camp for the militant Islamist group Al-Itihaad al-Islamiya.
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Beden
The Beden, or alternate type names Beden-seyed and Beden-safar, is a fast, ancient Somali single or double-masted maritime vessel and ship, typified by its towering stern-post and powerful rudder.
Benadir University
Benadir University (BU) (Jaamacadda Benadir, جامعـــة بنـــادر), also known as the University of Benadir, is a private university located in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Benadiri people
The Banaadiri people (Reer Benaadir, البنادريون) are a people group in Somalia.
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Berbera Airport
Berbera International Airport (Madaarka Caalamiga ah ee Berbera) is an airport in Berbera, a city in the northwestern Sahil province in Somaliland.
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Berbers
Berbers, or the Berber peoples, also called by their endonym Amazigh or Imazighen, are a diverse grouping of distinct ethnic groups indigenous to North Africa who predate the arrival of Arabs in the Arab migrations to the Maghreb.
Bilan Media is a Somali media composed exclusively of women.
Bondhere District
Bondhere District (Degmada Boondheere) is an ancient district in the districts of Banadir region in Somalia.
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Book of the Zanj
The Book of the Zanj (or Kitāb al-Zunūj) is an Arabic history of the Zanj (Zenj, Zengi) who live in East Africa from their origins down to the turn of the 20th century.
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Bow and arrow
The bow and arrow is a ranged weapon system consisting of an elastic launching device (bow) and long-shafted projectiles (arrows).
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British Military Administration (Somaliland)
The British Military Administration of Somaliland was the control of the regions of British Somaliland and of the former Italian Somaliland by the British from 1941 until 1949.
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British Somaliland
British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate (Maxmiyadda Dhulka Soomaalida), was a protectorate of the United Kingdom in modern Somaliland.
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Cannon
A cannon is a large-caliber gun classified as a type of artillery, which usually launches a projectile using explosive chemical propellant.
Capital city
A capital city or just capital is the municipality holding primary status in a country, state, province, department, or other subnational division, usually as its seat of the government.
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Cefalù
Cefalù (Cifalù), classically known as Cephaloedium (Kephaloídion), is a city and comune in the Italian Metropolitan City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about east of the provincial capital and west of Messina.
Cefalù Cathedral
The Cathedral of Cefalù (Duomo di Cefalù) is a Roman Catholic basilica in Cefalù, Sicily.
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Central Bank of Somalia
The Central Bank of Somalia (CBS) (Bankiga Dhexe ee Soomaaliya, البنك المركزي الصومالي) is the monetary authority of Somalia.
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Central Intelligence Agency
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.
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Check-in
Check-in is the process whereby people announce their arrival at an office, hotel, airport, hospital, seaport or event.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
Civil war
A civil war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor manufactured by the Coca-Cola Company.
Commerce
Commerce is the large-scale organized system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered distribution and transfer of goods and services on a substantial scale and at the right time, place, quantity, quality and price through various channels from the original producers to the final consumers within local, regional, national or international economies.
Communism
Communism (from Latin label) is a sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology within the socialist movement, whose goal is the creation of a communist society, a socioeconomic order centered around common ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange that allocates products to everyone in the society based on need.
Conglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a type of multi-industry company that consists of several different and unrelated business entities that operate in various industries under one corporate group.
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Constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organization or other type of entity, and commonly determines how that entity is to be governed.
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Constitution of Somalia
The Provisional Constitution of the Federal Republic of Somalia (Dastuurka Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya) is the supreme law of Somalia.
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Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus Gossypium in the mallow family Malvaceae.
Coup d'état
A coup d'état, or simply a coup, is typically an illegal and overt attempt by a military organization or other government elites to unseat an incumbent leadership.
Cristina Ali Farah
Ubah Cristina Ali Farah (born 1973 in Verona, Italy) is an Italian writer of Somali and Italian origin.
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Daallo Airlines
Daallo Airlines is a Somali-owned airline based at Dubai Airport Free Zone in Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Dagger
A dagger is a fighting knife with a very sharp point and usually one or two sharp edges, typically designed or capable of being used as a cutting or thrusting weapon.
Daynile District
Daynile District (Degmada Dayniile) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Dean (education)
Dean is a title employed in academic administrations such as colleges or universities for a person with significant authority over a specific academic unit, over a specific area of concern, or both.
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Deed
A deed is a legal document that is signed and delivered, especially concerning the ownership of property or legal rights.
Derg
The Derg (or Dergue), officially the Provisional Military Administrative Council (PMAC), was the Marxist–Leninist military dictatorship that ruled Ethiopia, then including present-day Eritrea, from 1974 to 1987, when the military leadership or junta formally "civilianized" the administration but stayed in power until 1991.
Desert climate
The desert climate or arid climate (in the Köppen climate classification BWh and BWk) is a dry climate sub-type in which there is a severe excess of evaporation over precipitation.
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Deutscher Wetterdienst
The Deutscher Wetterdienst or DWD for short, is the German Meteorological Service, based in Offenbach am Main, Germany, which monitors weather and meteorological conditions over Germany and provides weather services for the general public and for nautical, aviational, hydrometeorological or agricultural purposes.
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Dharkenley District
Dharkenley District (Degmada Dharkenley) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Diriye Osman
Diriye Osman (Diriyeh Cismaan, ديري عثمان) (born in 1983) is a British-Somali author, visual artist, critic and essayist based in London.
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Djibouti
Djibouti, officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the east.
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport
Djibouti–Ambouli International Airport (مطار جيبوتي الدولي, Aéroport international Ambouli) is a joint civilian/military-use airport situated in the town of Ambouli, Djibouti.
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Doha
Doha (ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dūḥa) is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar.
Dry cleaning
Dry cleaning is any cleaning process for clothing and textiles using a solvent other than water.
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Duarte Barbosa
Duarte Barbosa (c. 14801 May 1521) was a Portuguese writer and officer from Portuguese India (between 1500 and 1516).
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Early modern period
The early modern period is a historical period that is part of the modern period based primarily on the history of Europe and the broader concept of modernity.
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East Africa
East Africa, also known as Eastern Africa or the East of Africa, is a region at the eastern edge of the African continent, distinguished by its geographical, historical, and cultural landscape.
East Africa Time
East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa.
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Egypt
Egypt (مصر), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and the Sinai Peninsula in the southwest corner of Asia.
Elisa Kadigia Bove
Elisa Kadigia Bove (born 1942) is an Italian actress of Italian-Somali descent.
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Enrico Cerulli
Enrico Cerulli (15 February 1898 – 19 September 1988) was an Italian scholar of Somali and Ethiopian studies, a governor and a diplomat.
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Equator
The equator is a circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa.
Ethiopian National Defense Force
The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) (lit) is the military force of Ethiopia.
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Eunuch
A eunuch is a male who has been castrated.
European Union
The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe.
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Executive (government)
The executive, also referred to as the juditian or executive power, is that part of government which executes the law; in other words, directly makes decisions and holds power.
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Façade
A façade or facade is generally the front part or exterior of a building.
Fahd of Saudi Arabia
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (translit; 1920, 1921 or 1923 – 1 August 2005) was King and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 13 June 1982 until his death in 2005.
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Faisal Jeylani Aweys
Faisal Jeylani Aweys (Faysal Jaylaani Caweeys, فيصل جيلاني عويس) is a Somali taekwondo practitioner.
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Fakhr al-Din Mosque
The Fakhr al-Din Mosque (مسجد فخر الدين زنكي), is the second oldest mosque in Somalia after Masjid al-Qiblatayn.
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Fatima Siad
Fatima Siad (Faadumo Siyaad, فاطمة سياد; born December 17, 1986) is a Somali fashion model.
Federal Government of Somalia
The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS; Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, DFS; الحكومة الفيدرالية الصومالية) is the internationally recognised government of Somalia, and the first attempt to create a central government in Somalia since the collapse of the Somali Democratic Republic.
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Federal Parliament of Somalia
The Federal Parliament of Somalia (Golaha Shacabka Soomaaliya; often Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya; البرلمان الاتحادي في الصومال) is the national parliament of Somalia.
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Finance
Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and discipline of money, currency and capital assets.
First Somali Bank
The First Somali Bank (FSB) is a bank headquartered in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Foreign Broadcast Information Service
The Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) was an open source intelligence component of the Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Science and Technology.
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Foreign direct investment
A foreign direct investment (FDI) refers to purchase of an asset in another country, such that it gives direct control to the purchaser over the asset (e.g. purchase of land and building).
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George Wynn Brereton Huntingford
George Wynn Brereton Huntingford (19 November 1901 – 19 February 1978) was an English linguist, anthropologist and historian.
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Gold
Gold is a chemical element; it has symbol Au (from the Latin word aurum) and atomic number 79.
Gothic Revival architecture
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic or neo-Gothic) is an architectural movement that after a gradual build-up beginning in the second half of the 17th century became a widespread movement in the first half of the 19th century, mostly in England.
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Governor's Palace of Mogadishu
The Governor's Palace (Palazzo del Governatore, Mogadiscio) was the seat of the governor of Italian Somaliland, and then the administrator of the Trust Territory of Somaliland.
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Grain
A grain is a small, hard, dry fruit (caryopsis) – with or without an attached hull layer – harvested for human or animal consumption.
Guul University
Guul University is a private, not-for-profit foundation university located in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Haji Bashir
Haji Bashir Ismail Yusuf (Xaaji Bashiir Ismaaciil Yuusuf, حاجي بشير اسماعيل يوسف; 1912–1984), commonly referred to as Haji Bashir, was a Somali politician.
Hamar Jajab District
Hamar Jajab district (Degmada Xamar Jajab) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Hamar Weyne District
Hamar Weyne District (Degmada Xamar Weyne) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Hargeisa Airport
Egal International Airport, (Madaarka Caalamiga ee Cigaal مطار عقال الدولي) is an airport in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, named after Somaliland's second president Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, the airport underwent major renovations in 2012–2013.
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Hassan Abshir Farah
Hassan Abshir Farah (Xasan Abshir Faarax, حسن ابشير فرح; June 20, 1945 – July 12, 2020) was a Somali politician.
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Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (Somali; Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud; born 29 November 1955) is a Somali politician who has served as the president of Somalia since May 2022, having previously held the office from 2012 to 2017.
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Hawa Abdi
Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe (Xaawo Cabdi, حواء عبدي, 17 May 19475 August 2020) was a Somali human rights activist and physician.
Hawle Wadag District
Hawle Wadag District (Degmada Howlwadaag) is a district in the central Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Heritage Institute for Policy Studies
The Heritage Institute for Policy Studies (HIPS) is a think tank based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Hijri year
The Hijri year (سَنة هِجْريّة) or era (التقويمالهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī) is the era used in the Islamic lunar calendar.
Hiraab Imamate
The Hiraab Imamate (Saldanadda Hiraab), also known as the Yacquubi Dynasty, was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the 16th century till the 19th century until it was incorporated into Italian Somaliland.
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Hodan District
Hodan District (Degmada Hodan) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Holdridge life zones
The Holdridge life zones system is a global bioclimatic scheme for the classification of land areas.
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Home Office
The Home Office (HO), also known (especially in official papers and when referred to in Parliament) as the Home Department, is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom.
Hormuud Telecom
Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc. is a privately held telecommunications company based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA), also known as the Somali Peninsula, is a large peninsula and geopolitical region in East Africa.
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House numbering
House numbering is the system of giving a unique number to each building in a street or area, with the intention of making it easier to locate a particular building.
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Human Development Index
The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistical composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, which is used to rank countries into four tiers of human development.
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Humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers, and cold (sometimes severely cold in the northern areas) and snowy winters.
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Huriwa District
Huriwa District (Degmada Huriwaa) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia and.
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Ibn al-Mujawir
Abu al-Fath Jamal al-Din Yusuf bin Yaqoub bin Muhammad (أبو الفتح جمال الدين يوسف بن يعقوب ابن محمد), better known as Ibn al-Mujawir (1205–1292) was a traveller and businessman of uncertain origin, perhaps from Khurasan.
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Ibn Battuta
Abū Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abd Allāh Al-Lawātī (24 February 13041368/1369), commonly known as Ibn Battuta, was a Maghrebi traveller, explorer and scholar.
Ibn Khaldun
Ibn Khaldun (أبو زيد عبد الرحمن بن محمد بن خلدون الحضرمي.,, Arabic:; 27 May 1332 – 17 March 1406, 732–808 AH) was an Arab sociologist, philosopher, and historian widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest social scientists of the Middle Ages, and considered by many to be the father of historiography, sociology, economics, and demography studies.
Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi
Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Mūsā ibn Saʿīd al-Maghribī (علي بن موسى المغربي بن سعيد) (1213–1286), also known as Ibn Saʿīd al-Andalusī, was an Arab geographer, historian, poet, and the most important collector of poetry from al-Andalus in the 12th and 13th centuries.
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Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (born October 4, 1982) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2019.
Iman (model)
Iman Mohamed Abdulmajid (Iimaan Maxamed Cabdulmajiid; born Zara Mohamed Abdulmajid, 25 July 1955), known mononymously as Iman, is a Somali-American model and actress.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approx.
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Insurgency
An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority.
International Bank of Somalia
The (IBS) (Bangiga caalamiga ah ee IBS Bank) is an IBS Bank headquartered in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Ioan Lewis
Ioan Myrddin Lewis FBA (January 30, 1930 – March 14, 2014), popularly known as I. M. Lewis, was a professor emeritus of anthropology at the London School of Economics.
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Turkey to the northwest and Iraq to the west, Azerbaijan, Armenia, the Caspian Sea, and Turkmenistan to the north, Afghanistan to the east, Pakistan to the southeast, the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf to the south.
Islam
Islam (al-Islām) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
Islamic banking and finance
Islamic banking, Islamic finance (مصرفية إسلامية masrifiyya 'islamia), or Sharia-compliant finance is banking or financing activity that complies with Sharia (Islamic law) and its practical application through the development of Islamic economics.
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Islamic Courts Union
The Islamic Courts Union (Midowga Maxkamadaha Islaamiga) was a legal and political organization founded by Mogadishu-based Sharia courts during the early 2000s to combat the lawlessness stemming from the Somali Civil War.
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Islamic Development Bank
The Islamic Development Bank (البنك الإسلامي للتنمية, abbreviated as IsDB) is a multilateral development finance institution that is focused on Islamic finance for infrastructure development and located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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Islamic Insurance Company
The Islamic Insurance Company, also known as the FISO-TAKAFUL, is a private insurance firm based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Islamism
Islamism (also often called political Islam) refers to a broad set of religious and political ideological movements.
ISO 9362
ISO 9362 is an international standard for Business Identifier Codes (BIC), a unique identifier for business institutions, approved by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia.
Italian Empire
The Italian colonial empire (Impero coloniale italiano), also known as the Italian Empire (Impero italiano) between 1936 and 1941, was founded in Africa in the 19th century.
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Italian language
Italian (italiano,, or lingua italiana) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire.
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Italian Somaliland
Italian Somaliland (Somalia Italiana; Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; Dhulka Soomaalida ee Talyaaniga) was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia, which was ruled in the 19th century by the Sultanate of Hobyo and Majeerteen in the north, and in the south by the political entities; Hiraab Imamate and the Geledi Sultanate.
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Italian Somalis
Italian Somalis (Italo-somali) are Somali-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Somalia during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Somalia.
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
Ivory
Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks.
Jama Ali Korshel
Jama Ali Korshel (Jaamac Cali Qoorsheel, جامع علي قورشيل) was a Somali army Major General who served as Head of the Somali Police Force.
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Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology
Jamhuriya University of Science and Technology (JUST; جامعة جمهورية للعلوموالتكنولوجيا., Jaamacada Jamhuriya) is an accredited private, higher educational institution in Somalia.
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Janale
Janale (Janaale, جانالة, Genale) is agricultural town in the southeastern Lower Shebelle (Shabeellaha Hoose) region of Somalia.
Jazeera Beach
Jazeera Beach (also known as Gezira Beach; Xeebta Jasiira or Xeebta Jaziira) is a beach which overlooks the Somali Sea near the city of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
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Jeddah
Jeddah, alternatively transliterated as Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda (جِدَّة|Jidda), is a port city in Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia, located along the Red Sea coast in the Hejaz region.
John Fage
John Donnelly Fage (3 June 1921–6 August 2002) was a British historian who was among the first academics to specialise in African history, especially of the pre-colonial period, in the United Kingdom and West Africa.
John Kerry
John Forbes Kerry (born December 11, 1943) is an American attorney, politician, and diplomat who served as the 68th United States secretary of state from 2013 to 2017 in the administration of Barack Obama.
John Kirk (explorer)
Sir John Kirk (19 December 1832 – 15 January 1922) was a British physician, naturalist, companion to explorer David Livingstone, and a British administrator in Zanzibar, East Africa, where he was instrumental in ending the slave trade in that country, with the aid of his political assistant, Ali bin Saleh bin Nasser Al-Shaiban, and Alexander Mackay, a missionary in Zanzibar.
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Jowhar
Jowhar (Jowhar, جوهر, Italian: Giohar) is the capital city of Hirshabelle state of Somalia.
Jubba Airways
Jubba Airways is a Somali airline.
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Jubba Valley
The Jubba Valley (Dooxada Jubbada) is a valley in East Africa.
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K'naan
Keinan Abdi Warsame (born 16 April 1978) (Keynaan Cabdi Warsame, كَينَان عَبدِ وَرسَمَ Kaynān ʿAbdi Warsama), better known by his stage name K'naan, is a Somali-Canadian rapper, singer and filmmaker.
K50 Airstrip
K50 Airstrip is an airstrip in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia.
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Karan District
Kaaraan District (Degmada Kaaraan) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.
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Kilwa Kisiwani
Kilwa Kisiwani ('Kilwa Island') is an island, national historic site, and hamlet community located in the township of Kilwa Masoko, the district seat of Kilwa District in the Tanzanian region of Lindi in southern Tanzania.
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King Abdulaziz International Airport
King Abdulaziz International Airport (IATA: JED, ICAO: OEJN, colloquially referred to as Jeddah Airport, Jeddah International Airport, or KAIA), is a major international airport serving the cities of Jeddah and Mecca in Saudi Arabia, located north of Jeddah and covering an area of.
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Konya
Konya is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province.
Ladan Osman
Ladan Osman (Laadan Cismaan, لادان عثمان) is a Somali-American poet and teacher.
Las Anod
Las Anod (Laascaanood; لاسعانود) is the administrative capital of the Sool region, currently controlled by Khatumo State forces aligned with Somalia.
Legislature
A legislature is a deliberative assembly with the legal authority to make laws for a political entity such as a country, nation or city.
Leo Africanus
Johannes Leo Africanus (born al-Hasan Muhammad al-Wazzan al-Fasi, الحسن محمد الوزان الفاسي; &ndash) was an Andalusi diplomat and author who is best known for his 1526 book Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica, later published by Giovanni Battista Ramusio as Descrittione dell'Africa (Description of Africa) in 1550, centered on the geography of the Maghreb and Nile Valley.
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Lexico
Lexico was a dictionary website that provided a collection of English and Spanish dictionaries produced by Oxford University Press (OUP), the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C. that serves as the library and research service of the U.S. Congress and the de facto national library of the United States.
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Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Lido Beach, Mogadishu
Lido Beach (Xeebta Liido) is a beach in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, which overlooks the Somali Sea.
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Lieutenant
A lieutenant (abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, security services and police forces.
Linda Suleiman
Linda Idris Suleiman is an American physician, Assistant Dean of Medical Education and Director of Diversity and Inclusion at the Feinberg School of Medicine.
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List of cities in Somalia by population
This is a list of districts in Somalia by population.
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List of colonial governors of Italian Somaliland
This article lists the colonial governors of Italian Somaliland from 1889 to 1941.
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List of companies of Somalia
Somalia is a country located in the Horn of Africa.
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List of diplomatic missions in Somalia
This is a list of diplomatic missions in Somalia.
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List of presidents of Somalia
This is a list of presidents of Somalia.
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List of prime ministers of Somalia
This is a list of prime ministers of Somalia.
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List of regions of Somalia by Human Development Index
This is a list of regions of Somalia by the Human Development Index, as of 2021.
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Maldives
The Maldives, officially the Republic of Maldives, and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean.
Malindi
Malindi is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Sabaki River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya.
March 2022 Somalia attacks
On 23 March 2022 in Somalia, a series of coordinated attacks by al-Shabaab jihadists in the two cities of Mogadishu and Beledweyne killed over 60 people.
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Marco Polo
Marco Polo (8 January 1324) was a Venetian merchant, explorer and writer who travelled through Asia along the Silk Road between 1271 and 1295.
Maritime history of Somalia
Maritime history of Somalia refers to the seafaring tradition of the Somali people.
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Mass media in Somalia includes various radio, television, print and internet outlets.
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Master's degree
A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.
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Mayor of Mogadishu
The Mayor of Mogadishu is head of the executive branch of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
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Medina
Medina, officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah, is the capital of Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.
Merca
Merca (Marka, ماركا) is the capital city of the Lower Shebelle province of Somalia, a historic port city in the region. Mogadishu and Merca are Ajuran Sultanate and Populated coastal places in Somalia.
Merchant
A merchant is a person who trades in commodities produced by other people, especially one who trades with foreign countries.
Metropolis
A metropolis is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural area for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications.
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Mihrab
Mihrab (محراب,, pl. محاريب) is a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the qibla, the direction of the Kaaba in Mecca towards which Muslims should face when praying.
Minibus
A minibus, microbus, or minicoach is a passenger-carrying motor vehicle that is designed to carry more people than a multi-purpose vehicle or minivan, but fewer people than a full-size bus.
Ministry of Defence (Somalia)
The Ministry of Defence (Wasaaradda Gaashaandhigga) is charged with co-ordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Somali Armed Forces.
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Ministry of Education (Somalia)
The Ministry of Education of Somalia (Wasaaradda Waxbarashada) (وزارة التعليم) is the ministry responsible for education in Somalia.
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Mo Farah
Sir Mohamed Muktar Jama Farah (born Hussein Abdi Kahin; 23 March 1983) is a Somali-born British retired long-distance runner.
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (also; Muqdisho, Wadaad: or Xamar, Wadaad:; مقديشو, Italian: Mogadiscio), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. Mogadishu and Mogadishu are 1st-millennium establishments in Africa, Ajuran Sultanate, capitals in Africa, cities built on a grid, cities in Somalia, Indian Ocean, Populated coastal places in Somalia, Populated places established in the 1st millennium, Populated places in Banaadir and port cities in Africa.
Mogadishu Cathedral
Mogadishu Cathedral (Cattedrale di Mogadiscio) is a ruined Catholic cathedral located in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Mogadishu currency
Mogadishu currency was an old coinage system minted by the medieval Sultanate of Mogadishu. Mogadishu and Mogadishu currency are Ajuran Sultanate.
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Mogadishu riots of July 1989
The Mogadishu riots of July 1989 (Somali: Jimcaha Madoow, lit. 'Black Friday') were a series of violent events that took place in the capital city of Somalia on 14 and 15 July 1989.
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Mogadishu Stadium
Mogadishu Stadium (Somali: Garoonka Muqdisho) is a stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Mogadishu University
Mogadishu University (جامعة مقديشو, Jaamacadda Muqdisho) is an accredited non-state university in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Mogadishu–Villabruzzi Railway
The Mogadiscio–Villabruzzi Railway (Ferrovia Mogadiscio-Villabruzzi) is an historical railway system that ran through southern Somalia.
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Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (Maxaamed Cabdullaahii Maxaamed, محمد عبدالله محمد; born 11 March 1962), also known as Farmaajo, is a Somali politician who served as president of Somalia from 2017 to 2022.
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Mohamed Farrah Aidid
Mohamed Farrah Hassan Garad, popularly known as General Aidid (Maxamed Faarax Xasan Garaad, 'Caydiid Garaad'; محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996), was a Somali military officer and diplomat.
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Mohamed Nur
Mohamoud Ahmed Nur (Maxamed Nuur, محمد نور) is a Somali politician.
Mombasa
Mombasa is a coastal city in southeastern Kenya along the Indian Ocean. Mogadishu and Mombasa are port cities in Africa.
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa.
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity
The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity (جامع التضامن الإسلامى, 𐒑𐒖𐒈𐒃𐒘𐒆𐒏𐒖 𐒘𐒈𐒁𐒖𐒔𐒖𐒕𐒈𐒘𐒌𐒖, مساجيدكا إسباهيسيگا) is a mosque located in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Muḥammad ibn 'Abdallāh Hassan
Muḥammad ibn 'Abdallāh Hassan (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الله حسن: Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan.; Osmanya: 𐒉𐒖𐒕𐒕𐒘𐒆 𐒑𐒙𐒔𐒖𐒑𐒑𐒗𐒆 𐒛𐒁𐒆𐒚𐒐𐒐𐒖𐒔 H𐒖𐒈𐒈𐒖𐒒: 7 April 1856 – 21 December 1920) was a Somali religious, political, and military leader who founded and headed the Dervish movement, which led a Holy war against British, Italian, and Ethiopian intrusions in the Horn of Africa.
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Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal
Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal (Maxamed Xaaji Ibraahim Cigaal, محمد حاجي إبراهيمعقال; August 15, 1928 – May 3, 2002) was a Somali politician who served as the president of Somaliland from 1993 to his death in 2002.
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Muna Hotel
Muna Hotel (فندق منى, Funduq Muna, Hotel Muna) is a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Musket
A musket is a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon in the early 16th century, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating plate armour.
Musse Olol
Musse Olol (Muuse Olool, موسى العالول), also known as Muse A. Olol Diinle, is a Somali-American engineer and social activist.
Mustafa Mohamed
Mustafa Hassan Mohamed (Mustafa Xasan Maxamed, مصطفى حسن محمد) (born 1 March 1979) is a Swedish long-distance runner who mainly competes in the 3000 meter steeplechase.
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Nabataean Kingdom
The Nabataean Kingdom (Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈 Nabāṭū), also named Nabatea, was a political state of the Nabataeans during classical antiquity.
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Nasra Agil
Nasra Agile (Nasra Cagil; نصرة العقيل) is a Somali-Canadian civil engineer and entrepreneur.
National Library of Somalia
The National Library of Somalia is a national library in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
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National Museum of Somalia
The National Museum of Somalia (Matxafka Qarankais, متحف وطني للصومال Mathaf Watani lil-Sumal, Museo Nazionale della Somalia) is a national museum in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
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National Theatre of Somalia
The National Theatre of Somalia is located in central Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Nationalization
Nationalization (nationalisation in British English) is the process of transforming privately-owned assets into public assets by bringing them under the public ownership of a national government or state.
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Norman architecture
The term Norman architecture is used to categorise styles of Romanesque architecture developed by the Normans in the various lands under their dominion or influence in the 11th and 12th centuries.
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Official residence
An official residence is a residence designated by an authority and assigned to an official (such as a head of state, head of government, governor, or other senior figures), and may not always be the same place where the office holder conducts their official functions or lives.
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Ogaden War
The Ogaden War, also known as the Ethio-Somali War (ye’ītiyop’iya somalīya t’orinet), was a military conflict fought between Somalia and Ethiopia from July 1977 to March 1978 over the sovereignty of Ogaden.
Oman
Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman, is a country in West Asia.
Omani Empire
The Omani Empire (الْإِمْبَرَاطُورِيَّة الْعُمَانِيَّة) was a maritime empire, vying with Portugal and Britain for trade and influence in the Persian Gulf and Indian Ocean.
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Omar Finnish
Omar Mohamud Mohamed (Cumar Maxamuud Maxamed) is a Somali politician and former warlord known as Omar Finnish (sometimes spelled Filish). He is the former Mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banaadir. He was appointed on 22 August 2019 by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. He stepped down on 7 September 2022 after the new president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, reappointed Yusuf Hussein Jimaale as the new mayor of Mogadishu and Governor of Banaadir.
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Omar Sharmarke
Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke (Cumar Cabdirashiid Cali Sharmaarke, عمر شرماركي) (born 18 June 1960), popularly known as Omar Sharmarke, is a Somali diplomat and politician.
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Ormus
The Kingdom of Ormus (also known as Hormoz or Hormuz; هرمز; Ormuz) was located in the eastern side of the Persian Gulf and extended as far as Bahrain in the west at its zenith.
Oromo language
Oromo (or; Afaan Oromoo), historically also called Galla (a name regarded as pejorative by the Oromo), is an Afroasiatic language that belongs to the Cushitic branch.
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Osmanya alphabet
The Osmanya alphabet (Farta Cismaanya, 𐒍𐒖𐒇𐒂𐒖 𐒋𐒘𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖), also known as Far Soomaali (𐒍𐒖𐒇 𐒘𐒝𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒘, "Somali writing") and, in Arabic, as al-kitābah al-ʿuthmānīyah (الكتابة العثمانية; "Osman writing"), is an alphabetic script created to transcribe the Somali language.
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Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially known as the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm centered in Anatolia that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th centuries.
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Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford.
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Parthia
Parthia (𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 Parθava; 𐭐𐭓𐭕𐭅Parθaw; 𐭯𐭫𐭮𐭥𐭡𐭥 Pahlaw) is a historical region located in northeastern Greater Iran.
Periplus of the Erythraean Sea
The Periplus of the Erythraean Sea (Περίπλους τῆς Ἐρυθρᾶς Θαλάσσης, Períplous tē̂s Erythrâs Thalássēs), also known by its Latin name as the, is a Greco-Roman periplus written in Koine Greek that describes navigation and trading opportunities from Roman Egyptian ports like Berenice Troglodytica along the coast of the Red Sea and others along the Horn of Africa, the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean, including the modern-day Sindh region of Pakistan and southwestern regions of India.
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Persian Gulf
The Persian Gulf (Fars), sometimes called the (Al-Khalīj al-ˁArabī), is a mediterranean sea in West Asia.
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Phoenicia
Phoenicia, or Phœnicia, was an ancient Semitic thalassocratic civilization originating in the coastal strip of the Levant region of the eastern Mediterranean, primarily located in modern Lebanon.
Place of worship
A place of worship is a specially designed structure or space where individuals or a group of people such as a congregation come to perform acts of devotion, veneration, or religious study.
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Port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers.
Port of Djibouti
The Port of Djibouti is a port in Djibouti, the capital of Djibouti.
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Port of Mogadishu
The Port of Mogadishu, (Somali: Dekada Muqdisho, Italian: Porto di Mogadiscio) also known as the Mogadishu International Port, is the official seaport of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
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Portuguese Empire
The Portuguese Empire (Império Português), also known as the Portuguese Overseas or the Portuguese Colonial Empire, was composed of the overseas colonies, factories, and later overseas territories, governed by the Kingdom of Portugal, and later the Republic of Portugal.
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Power vacuum
In political science and political history, the term power vacuum, also known as a power void, is an analogy between a physical vacuum to the political condition "when someone in a place of power, has lost control of something and no one has replaced them." The situation can occur when a government has no identifiable central power or authority.
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President of Somalia
The president of Somalia (Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia.
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Presidential palace
A presidential palace is the official residence of the president in some countries.
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Ptolemaic Kingdom
The Ptolemaic Kingdom (Ptolemaïkḕ basileía) or Ptolemaic Empire was an Ancient Greek polity based in Egypt during the Hellenistic period.
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Public transport
Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typically managed on a schedule, operated on established routes, and that may charge a posted fee for each trip.
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Puntland
Puntland (Puntland, أرض البنط, Terra di Punt or Paese di Punt), officially the Puntland State of Somalia (Dowlad Goboleedka Puntland ee Soomaaliya, ولاية أرض البنط الصومالية), is a Federal Member State in northeastern Somalia.
Qatar
Qatar (قطر) officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf.
Radio Mogadishu
Radio Mogadishu (Radio Muqdisho, راديو مقديشو) is the federal government-run radio station of Somalia.
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Rageh Omaar
Rageh Omaar (Raage Oomaar; راجح اومار; born 19 July 1967) is a Somali-born British journalist and writer.
Referendum
A referendum (referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue.
Regional Somali Language Academy
The Regional Somali Language Academy (RSLA) is an intergovernmental regulating body for the Somali language in the Horn region.
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Regulatory agency
A regulatory agency (regulatory body, regulator) or independent agency (independent regulatory agency) is a government authority that is responsible for exercising autonomous dominion over some area of human activity in a licensing and regulating capacity.
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Resistance movement
A resistance movement are Political Movements that tries to resist or overthrow a government or an occupying power, causing disruption and unrest in civil order and stability.
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadishu
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadishu (Mogadiscen(sis)) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church located in the city of Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
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Sa'id of Mogadishu
Sa'id of Mogadishu (Saciid ka Muqdisho, rtl Sa'iid min maqadīshū) was a 14th-century Somali scholar and traveler.
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Saba Anglana
Saba Anglana (born November 17, 1970) is a Somali-Italian actress and international singer.
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Sabaeans
The Sabaeans or Sabeans (𐩪𐩨𐩱|; as-Sabaʾiyyūn; Səḇāʾīm) were an ancient group of South Arabians.
Said Abdullahi Deni
Said Abdullahi Deni (born 1966 or 1967, also known as Said Deni, is the current president of Puntland. He was first elected in January 8, 2019. Five years later February 8, 2024 he was reelected Said was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. His family hails from the Osman Mohamoud (clan) sub of the larger Harti Majeerteen.
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Said bin Sultan
Sayyid Saïd bin Sultan al-Busaidi (سعيد بن سلطان,, Saïd bin Sultani) (5 June 1791 – 19 October 1856) was Sultan of Muscat and Oman, the fifth ruler of the Busaid dynasty from 1804 to 4 June 1856.
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Salaad Gabeyre Kediye
Salaad Gabeyre Kediye (Salaad Gabeyre Kediye, 1933 – 3 July 1972), also known as Salah Gaveire Kedie, was a Somali senior military official and a revolutionary who was executed by the Siad Barre regime.
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Salaam Somali Bank
Salaam Somali Bank, often abbreviated to SSB, is a Somali commercial bank.
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Samia Yusuf Omar
Samia Yusuf Omar or Samiyo Omar (Saamiya Yuusuf Cumar; سامية يوسف عمر; 25 March 1991 – April 2012) was a sprinter from Somalia.
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Sarapion
Sarapion (Σαράπιον, also spelled Serapion) was an ancient port city located in the Horn of Africa.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia and the Middle East.
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Security
Security is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm (or other unwanted coercion).
Semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type.
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Shabelle Media Network (SMN) is a radio and television news organization based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Shangani District
Shangani District (Degmada Shangaani) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Sharia
Sharia (sharīʿah) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition based on scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and hadith.
Sharif Aydurus
Sharif Aydarus Sharif Ali Al-Nadheeri or short Sharif Aydarus was a famous scholar of Islamic and Somali history and pan-Islamic leader.
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Shaykh Sufi
Abd Al-Rahman bin Abdullah al Shashi (عبد الرحمن بن عبد الله الشاشي) (b. 1829 - 1904), popularly known as Sheikh Sufi, was a 19th-century Benadiri scholar, poet, reformist and astrologist.
Shebelle River
The Shebelle River (Webi Shabeelle, እደላ) begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu.
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Shebelle Valley
The Shebelle Valley (Dooxada Shabeelle), also spelled Shabeelle Valley, is a valley in the Horn of Africa.
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Shibis District
Shibis District (Degmada Shibis) is a district of the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Shootout
A shootout, also called a firefight, gunfight, or gun battle, is a armed confrontation entailing firearms between armed parties using guns, always entailing intense disagreement(s) between the fighting parties.
Shuttle bus
A shuttle bus is a bus that travels a shorter route in comparison to most bus routes.
Siad Barre
Mohammed Siad Barre (Maxamed Siyaad Barre, Osmanya script: 𐒑𐒖𐒄𐒖𐒑𐒗𐒆 𐒈𐒘𐒕𐒛𐒆 𐒁𐒖𐒇𐒇𐒗, محمد زياد بري Muhammad Siad Bariy; 6 October 1909 – 2 January 1995) was a Somali major general, politician and revolutionary who served as the third president of Somalia from 21 October 1969 to 26 January 1991.
Sicily
Sicily (Sicilia,; Sicilia,, officially Regione Siciliana) is an island in the central Mediterranean Sea, south of the Italian Peninsula in continental Europe and is one of the 20 regions of Italy.
Silk Road
The Silk Road was a network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.
SIMAD University
SIMAD University is a non-profit university based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Solar azimuth angle
The solar azimuth angle is the azimuth (horizontal angle with respect to north) of the Sun's position.
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Somali Airlines
Somali Airlines was the flag carrier of Somalia.
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Somali Armed Forces
The Somali Armed Forces are the military forces of the Federal Republic of Somalia.
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Somali Civil War
The Somali Civil War (Dagaalkii Sokeeye ee Soomaaliya; الحرب الأهلية الصومالية) is an ongoing civil war that is taking place in Somalia.
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Somali civil war (2009–present)
The Somali civil war (2009–present) is the ongoing phase of the Somali civil war which is concentrated in southern and central Somalia.
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Somali Democratic Republic
The Somali Democratic Republic (Jamhuuriyadda Dimuqraadiya Soomaaliyeed; الجمهورية الديمقراطية الصومالية,; Repubblica Democratica Somala; was the name of the socialist totalitarian military government given to Somalia under President Major General Mohamed Siad Barre, after seizing power in a coup d'état on 21 October 1969.J.
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Somali diaspora
The Somali diaspora or Qurbajoogta refers to Somalis who were born in Greater Somalia and reside in areas of the world that they were not born in.
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Somali Energy Company
Somali Energy Company (SECO) is a private energy firm based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Somali Film Agency
The Somali Film Agency (SFA) was a film regulatory body based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Somali First Division
The Somali National League (Heerka Koowaad ee Soomaali), formerly the Somali Premier League, is the Somali professional league for men's association football.
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The Somali Football Federation (SFF) (Somali: Xiriirka Soomaaliyeed ee Kubbadda Cagta) (Wadaad: اتحاد الصومال لكرة القدم), was founded in 1951, and it is one of the national administrative governing bodies of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) responsible for organizing and controlling the sport of football and its competitions (the first, second, and third divisions, as well as the Somalia Cup) in the Federal Republic of Somalia, they also manage the Somalia national football team.
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Somali language
Somali (Latin script: Af-Soomaali; Wadaad:; Osmanya: 𐒖𐒍 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch.
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Somali National Alliance
The Somali National Alliance (abbreviated SNA) was a major politico-military faction formed on 16 June 1992 by four different rebel groups that had been in opposition to the regime of former Somali President Mohamed Siad Barre.
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Somali National Television
Somali National Television (SNTV) (Telefishinka Qaranka Soomaaliyeed, abbreviated TQS) is the national television station of Somalia.
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Somali National University
Somali National University (SNU) (Jaamacadda Ummadda Soomaaliyeed, الجامعة الوطنية الصومالية, Università Nazionale Somala) is a national university in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
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Somali Olympic Committee
The Somali Olympic Committee (Guddiga Olimbikada Soomaaliyeed) is the National Olympic Committee representing Somalia.
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Somali people
The Somali people (Soomaalida, Osmanya: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒆𐒖, Wadaad) are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history.
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Somali Police Force
The Somali Police Force (SPF; Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliya (CBS); translit) is the national police force and the main civil law enforcement agency of Somalia.
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Somali Postal Service
The Somali Postal Service (Somali Post) is the national postal service of Somalia.
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Somali Republic
The Somali Republic (Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliyeed; Repubblica Somala; Al-Jumhūriyyat aṣ-Ṣūmālīyyah) was formed by the union of the Trust Territory of Somaliland (formerly Italian Somaliland) and the State of Somaliland (formerly British Somaliland).
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Somali studies
Somali studies is the scholarly term for research concerning Somalis and Greater Somalia.
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Somalia
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa.
Somalia Cup
The Somalia Cup is the top knockout football tournament in Somalia.
Somalia men's national basketball team
The Somalia national basketball team is the national basketball team of Somalia.
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Somalia national taekwondo team
The Somalia national Taekwondo team is the national taekwondo squad of Somalia.
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Spear
A spear is a polearm consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.
State of Somaliland
Somaliland, officially the State of Somaliland,http://www.somalilandlaw.com/Treaties_between_the_UK_and_the_State_of_Somaliland_1960.pdf (Arabic: دولة صوماليلاند, romanized: Dawlat Ṣūmālīlānd) was a short-lived independent country in the territory of the present-day unilaterally declared Republic of Somaliland, which regards itself as its legal successor.
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Sudan
Sudan, officially the Republic of the Sudan, is a country in Northeast Africa.
Sufism
Sufism is a mystic body of religious practice found within Islam which is characterized by a focus on Islamic purification, spirituality, ritualism and asceticism.
Sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, perennial grass (in the genus Saccharum, tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production.
Suicide attack
A suicide attack is a deliberate attack in which the perpetrators knowingly sacrifice their own lives as part of the attack.
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Sultan
Sultan (سلطان) is a position with several historical meanings.
Sultanate of Hobyo
The Sultanate of Hobyo (Saldanadda Hobyo, سلطنة هوبيو), also known as the Sultanate of Obbia,New International Encyclopedia, Volume 21, (Dodd, Mead: 1916), p.283.
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Sultanate of Mogadishu
The Sultanate of Mogadishu (Saldanadda Muqdisho, سلطنة مقديشو), also known as Kingdom of Magadazo, was a medieval Muslim sultanate centered in southern Somalia.
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Sultanate of the Geledi
The Sultanate of the Geledi (Saldanadda Geledi, سلطنة غلدي) also known as the Gobroon dynasty,Somali Sultanate: The Geledi City-state Over 150 Years - Virginia Luling (2002) Page 229 was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the late-17th century to the early 20th century. Mogadishu and Sultanate of the Geledi are Ajuran Sultanate.
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Supreme Revolutionary Council (Somalia)
The Supreme Revolutionary Council (SRC; Gollaha Sare ee Kacaanka, المجلس الثوري الأعلى, Consiglio Rivoluzionario Supremo) was the governmental body that ruled Somalia from 1969 to 1976.
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Swahili people
The Swahili people (WaSwahili, وَسوَحِيلِ) comprise mainly Bantu, Afro-Arab, and Comorian ethnic groups inhabiting the Swahili coast, an area encompassing the Zanzibar archipelago and mainland Tanzania's seaboard, littoral Kenya, northern Mozambique, the Comoros Islands, and northwest Madagascar.
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Sword
A sword is an edged, bladed weapon intended for manual cutting or thrusting.
Syria
Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant.
Syrians
Syrians (سوريون) are the majority inhabitants of Syria, indigenous to the Levant, who have Arabic, especially its Levantine dialect, as a mother tongue.
Technocracy
Technocracy is a form of government in which the decision-makers are selected based on their expertise in a given area of responsibility, particularly with regard to scientific or technical knowledge.
TED (conference)
TED Conferences, LLC (Technology, Entertainment, Design) is an American-Canadian non-profit media organization that posts international talks online for free distribution under the slogan "ideas worth spreading".
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Telcom (Somalia)
Telcom is a telecommunications network operator in Somalia.
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Telecommunications
Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.
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Textile
Textile is an umbrella term that includes various fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, filaments, threads, different fabric types, etc.
The World Factbook
The World Factbook, also known as the CIA World Factbook, is a reference resource produced by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) with almanac-style information about the countries of the world.
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Totalitarianism
Totalitarianism is a political system and a form of government that prohibits opposition political parties, disregards and outlaws the political claims of individual and group opposition to the state, and controls the public sphere and the private sphere of society.
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Trans-National Industrial Electricity and Gas Company
The Trans-National Industrial Electricity and Gas Company is an energy conglomerate based in Mogadishu, Somalia.
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Transitional Federal Government of Somalia
The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) (Dowladda Federaalka Kumeelgaarka, الحكومة الاتحادية الانتقالية) was internationally recognized as a provisional government of the Somalia from 14 October 2004 until 20 August 2012, when its tenure officially ended and the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) was inaugurated.
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Trust Territory of Somaliland
The Trust Territory of Somaliland, officially the "Trust Territory of Somaliland under Italian administration" (Amministrazione fiduciaria italiana della Somalia), was a United Nations Trust Territory from 1950 to 1960, following the dissolution of the former British Military Administration.
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Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines (Turkish: Türk Hava Yolları), or legally Türk Hava Yolları Anonim Ortaklığı, is the flag carrier of Turkey.
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Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (Türk İşbirliği ve Koordinasyon İdaresi Başkanlığı, TİKA) is a government department subordinate to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Turkey).
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Turkish Red Crescent
The Turkish Red Crescent (Türk Kızılay) is the Turkish affiliate of the International Red Crescent and the first worldwide adopter of the crescent symbol for humanitarian aid.
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Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa.
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East.
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United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
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United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Programme des Nations unies pour le développement, PNUD is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development.
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United Nations Human Settlements Programme
The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development.
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United Nations Operation in Somalia II
The United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) was the second phase of the United Nations intervention in Somalia and took place from March 1993 until March 1995, following the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991.
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United Nations peacekeeping
Peacekeeping by the United Nations is a role of the UN's Department of Peace Operations as an "instrument developed by the organization as a way to help countries torn by conflict to create the conditions for lasting peace".
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United Nations Population Fund
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities, is a UN agency aimed at improving reproductive and maternal health worldwide.
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University
A university is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines.
University of California
The University of California (UC) is a public land-grant research university system in the U.S. state of California.
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University of Djibouti
The University of Djibouti is a public university in Djibouti City, the capital of Djibouti.
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Variety store
A variety store (also five and dime (historic), pound shop, or dollar store) is a retail store that sells general merchandise, such as apparel, auto parts, dry goods, toys, hardware, furniture, and a selection of groceries.
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Vasco da Gama
D. Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (– 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and nobleman who was the first European to reach India by sea.
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Villa Somalia
Villa Somalia (Madaxtooyada Soomaaliya, فيلا الصومال) in Mogadishu, is the palace and principal workplace of the president of Somalia.
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Vizier
A vizier (wazīr; vazīr) is a high-ranking political advisor or minister in the Near East.
Waayaha Cusub
Waayaha Cusub ("The New Era") is a Somali musical collective.
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Waberi District
Waberi District (Degmada Waaberi) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Wadaad's writing
Wadaad's writing, also known as Wadaad's Arabic (lit), is the traditional Somali adaptation of written Arabic as well as the Arabic script as historically used to transcribe the Somali language.
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Wadajir District
Wadajir District (degmada Wadajir), also called Medina District or Madina DistrictAlexandra Geiser: Auskunft der SFH-Länderanalyse, 2010-08-19, accessdate: 5.
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Warta Nabada District
Warta Nabada District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States.
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Wax
Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures.
World War I
World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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Yaqshid District
Yaqshid District (Degmada Yaaqshiid) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.
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Yaqut al-Hamawi
Yāqūt Shihāb al-Dīn ibn-ʿAbdullāh al-Rūmī al-Ḥamawī (1179–1229) (ياقوت الحموي الرومي) was a Muslim scholar of Byzantine ancestry active during the late Abbasid period (12th–13th centuries).
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Yasmin Warsame
Yasmin Abshir Warsame (Yasmiin Abshir Warsame, ياسمين ابشير ارسام; born May 5, 1976) is a Somali-Canadian model and activist.
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Yasmine Allas
Yasmine Allas (Yasmiin Callas, ياسمين علس; born 1967) is a Somali-Dutch actress and writer.
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Yemen
Yemen (al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen, is a sovereign state in West Asia.
Yemenis
Yemenis or Yemenites (يمنيون) are the nationals of Yemen.
Yusuf Hussein Jimaale
Yusuf Hussein Jimaale (Yuusuf Hussein Jimcaale; يوسف حسين جمعالي), popularly known as Madale, is the current and former Mayor of Mogadishu and the Governor of the Banadir region.
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Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim
Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim (Yuusuf Maxamuud Ibrahiim, يوسف محمود ابراهيم; died 1848) was a Somali ruler.
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Zahra Bani
Zahra Bani (born 31 December 1979) is a Somali-born Italian javelin thrower.
Zamzam University of Science and Technology
Zamzam University of Science and Technology (ZUST) is a Somali higher education institution founded in 2013 for the purpose of excelling human capacity needed in the nation.
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Zanzibar
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Zeila
Zeila (Saylac, Zayla), also known as Zaila or Zayla, is a historical port town in the western Awdal region of Somaliland.
14 October 2017 Mogadishu bombings
On 14 October 2017, two truck bombings took place in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, killing at least 587 people and injuring 316 others.
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1969 Somali coup d'état
The 1969 Somali coup d'état was the bloodless takeover of Somalia's government on 21 October 1969 by military officers of the Supreme Revolutionary Council led by Siad Barre.
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1978 Somali coup attempt
The 1978 Somali coup d'état attempt was a violent military coup attempt that took place in Somalia (then Somali Democratic Republic) on 9 April 1978, against the regime of President Siad Barre.
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2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom.
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2022 Somali Ministry of Education bombings
On 29 October 2022, 121 people were killed and over 300 were injured by a double car bombing in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
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24 July 2019 Mogadishu bombing
On 24 July 2019, a female suicide bomber entered and blew herself up inside Mogadishu Mayor Abdirahmean Omar Osman's office, during a security meeting, killing six government officials and injuring nine of Osman's staff.
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See also
1st-millennium establishments in Africa
- Diana Veteranorum
- Jedars
- Mogadishu
Ajuran Sultanate
- Afgooye
- Ajuran Sultanate
- Ajuran currency
- Barawa
- Battle of Barawa
- Battle of Benadir
- Faduma Sarjelle
- Gondershe
- Hannassa
- Hobyo
- Ibrahim Adeer
- Istunka
- Kelafo
- Kismayo
- Mahamud Ibrahim
- Mareeg
- Merca
- Mogadishu
- Mogadishu currency
- Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1538–1560)
- Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts (1586–1589)
- Ras Bar Balla
- Sultanate of the Geledi
- Tunni Sultanate
- Warsheikh
- Yarrow Maaytey
Cities built on a grid
- Adelaide
- Barquisimeto
- Beersheba
- Bury St Edmunds
- Eixample, Valencia
- Elburg
- Glasgow
- Ipoh
- Johannesburg
- La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Lima
- Mannheim
- Mogadishu
- Mulund
- Nagoya
- Naples
- Newtown Pery, Limerick
- Pori
- Santiago
- Valletta
- Wellington
Cities in Somalia
- Bargal
- Bosaso
- Ceelgula
- Dagaari
- Docol
- Dusmareb
- El Baraf
- Galkayo
- Garoowe
- Garowe
- Godobjiran
- Guriel
- Guumays
- Jidali
- Karin-gorfood
- Kismayo
- Las Khorey
- List of cities in Somalia
- Mareergur
- Mogadishu
- Qandala
- Qoriley
- Sadeh Higlo
Indian Ocean
- 'Double Fish Hook' Strategy
- 45×90 points
- A Naturalist in Indian Seas
- ALINDIEN
- Asian brown cloud
- Australia (continent)
- Australian High
- Australian Northwest Cloudband
- Central Indo-Pacific
- Drachiella aglypha
- Free and Open Indo-Pacific
- Gadani
- Gage Roads
- Geology of the Indian Ocean
- History of the Indian Ocean
- Illegal drug trade in the Indian Ocean region
- Indian Monsoon Current
- Indian Ocean
- Indian Ocean Commission
- Indian Ocean Dipole
- Indian Ocean Gyre
- Indian Ocean Naval Symposium
- Indian Ocean Research Group
- Indian Ocean Rim Association
- Indian Ocean Tsunami Warning System
- Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
- Indian Ocean Whale Sanctuary
- Indian Ocean garbage patch
- Indian Ocean literature
- Indian Ocean trade
- Indianocéanisme
- Indo-Pacific
- International Conference on Indian Ocean Studies
- Kairei vent field
- Lothal
- Mangalore
- Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia
- Ming treasure voyages
- Mogadishu
- Oceania
- Sahul
- Salalah
- Santé engagé
- String of Pearls (Indian Ocean)
- Subtropical Indian Ocean Dipole
- Temperate Australasia
- Temperate Southern Africa
- Walters Shoals
- Western Indo-Pacific
Populated coastal places in Somalia
- Alula, Somalia
- Barawa
- Bargal
- Bayla
- Bosaso
- Burgabo
- Eyl
- Harardhere
- Hobyo
- Kamboni
- Kismayo
- Las Khorey
- Merca
- Mogadishu
- Qandala
- Tile, Somalia
Populated places established in the 1st millennium
- Beverley
- Blomberg, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Brussels
- Dholpur
- Eyam
- Hereford
- Ipswich
- Lopburi
- Lucerne
- Mogadishu
- Mollo culture
- Ocomtún
- Preston, Lancashire
- Pyay
- Rosetta
- Sale, Greater Manchester
- Selby
- Sheffield
- Shrewsbury
- Tadcaster
- Tchika Beret
- Teotenango
- Tiddis
Populated places in Banaadir
- El Maan
- Mogadishu
Port cities in Africa
- Abidjan
- Accra
- Banana, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Banjul
- Berbera
- Berenice Epideires
- Bosaso
- Bulhar
- Ceuta
- Cotonou
- Dakar
- Djibouti City
- Douala
- Eyl
- Freetown
- Jamestown, Saint Helena
- Katembe
- La Goulette
- Libreville
- Lolabé
- Lomé
- Malabo
- Maputo
- Melilla
- Mogadishu
- Mombasa
- Port Louis
- Porto Amboim
- Qandala
- Toamasina
- Walvis Bay
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu
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