Mogadishu مقديشو Maqadīshū | |
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Coordinates: 02°02′N 45°20′E / 2.033°N 45.333°ECoordinates: 02°02′N 45°20′E / 2.033°N 45.333°E | |
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Region | Banaadir |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Thabit Abdi Mohammed |
Area | |
• Total | 1,657 km2 (640 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 2,000,000 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EAT) |
Mogadishu (/[unsupported input]ˌmɒɡəˈdɪʃuː/; Somali Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: مقديشو Maqadīshū; Italian: Mogadiscio, literally "The Seat o the Shah") is the lairgest ceety in Somalie an the naition's caipital. Locatit in the coastal Banaadir region on the Indie Ocean, the ceety haes servit as an important port for centuries.