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Definitions for Mogadishu
ˌmoʊ gəˈdi ʃu; ˌmɔ gɑˈdi ʃɔmo·gadishu
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Princeton's WordNet
Mogadishu, Mogadiscio, capital of Somalianoun
the capital and largest city of Somalia; a port on the Indian Ocean
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Mogadishunoun
The capital city of Somalia
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Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also US: ; Somali: مُقدِشُ [mʉq'dɪ:ʃɔ] or Xamar [ħɑmɑr]; Arabic: مقديشو, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port connecting traders across the Indian Ocean for millennia, and has an estimated urban population of 4,249,083 (2023). Mogadishu is located in the coastal Banadir region on the Indian Ocean, which unlike other Somali regions, is considered a municipality rather than a maamul goboleed (federal state).Mogadishu has a long history, which ranges from the ancient period up until the present, serving as the capital of the Sultanate of Mogadishu in the 9th-13th century, which for many centuries controlled the Indian Ocean gold trade, and eventually came under the Ajuran Empire in the 13th century which was an important player in the medieval Silk Road maritime trade. Mogadishu enjoyed the height of its prosperity during the 14th and 15th centuries and was during the early modern period considered the wealthiest city on the East African coast, as well as the center of a thriving textile industry. In the 17th century, Mogadishu and parts of southern Somalia fell under the Hiraab Imamate and in the 19th century came under the Geledi Sultanate's sphere of influence. In 1894 the Hiraab chiefs on behalf of Mogadishu had signed a treaty of peace, friendship and protection with Filonardi of the Italian Benadir Company. The onset of Italian colonialism occurred in stages, with Italian treaties signed in the 1880s followed by economic engagement between Somali clans and the Italian Benadir Company and then direct governance by the Italian government after 1906, British Military Administration of Somalia after World War Two and the UN Italian Trust Territory in the 1950s. This was followed by independence in 1960, the Hantiwadaag (socialist) era during Siad Barre's presidency (1969–1991), a three-decade civil war afterward, and as of the late 2010s and 2020s a period of reconstruction.
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mogadishu
Mogadishu is the capital city of Somalia, a country located in the horn of Africa. It is the largest city in the country and serves as a commercial and financial hub. Mogadishu features a mix of modern architecture and Italian colonial designs, displaying the influences and debris of decades of conflict. Despite its struggles, it is known for its vibrant culture, historical significance, and resilience.
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Mogadishu
Mogadishu, known locally as Xamar is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Banaadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries. Tradition and old records assert that southern Somalia, including the Mogadishu area, was historically inhabited by hunter-gatherers of Bushman physical stock. These were later joined by Cushitic agro-pastoralists, who would go on to establish local aristocracies. Starting in the late 9th or 10th centuries, Arab and Persian traders also began to settle in the region. During its medieval Golden Age, Mogadishu was ruled by the Somali-Arab Muzaffar dynasty, a vassal of the Ajuuraan State. It subsequently fell under the control of an assortment of local Sultanates and polities, most notably the Gobroon Dynasty. The city later became the capital of Italian Somaliland in the colonial period. After the ousting of the Siad Barre regime and the ensuing civil war, various militias fought for control of the city, later to be replaced by the Islamic Courts Union. The ICU subsequently splintered into more radical groups, notably Al Shabaab, which have since been fighting the Transitional Federal Government and its AMISOM allies. With a change in administration in late 2010, federal control of Mogadishu steadily expanded. The pace of territorial gains also greatly accelerated, as more trained government and AMISOM troops entered the city. In early August 2011, government troops and their AMISOM partners had reportedly succeeded in forcing out Al-Shabaab from the parts of the city that the group had previously controlled. Mogadishu has subsequently experienced a period of intense reconstruction.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Mogadishu in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Mogadishu in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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Al-Shabaab controlled most of Mogadishu and south and central Somalia, and looked like it would gain more territory.
Armed men in a car opened fire on Mogadishu airport aviation workers, the workers died then and there and the attackers escaped.
I took her to every hospital in Mogadishu but wasted my money. I was hopeless.
Well I, I mean... I don't think I have such powers. Not in Mogadishu, Somalia, not in other places.
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- MogadishuFrench
- מוגדישוHebrew
- MogadíscioPortuguese
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