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Mogadishu

Also known as Xamar, The Seat of the Shah, Hamar, Maqadīshū, Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu, locally known as Xamar or Hamar, or Jorawar, 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 4,126,815.

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Mogadishu is the capital and largest city of Somalia, located on the Indian Ocean coast. It has been a significant trading hub for thousands of years, connecting merchants across the Indian Ocean, and today has an estimated population of over 4 million people.

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Mogadishu
Settlement.other_name: Xamar (Somali) حمر (Arabic)Mogadiscio (Italian)
Settlement.settlement_type: Capital city
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Mogadishu, Somalia.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Somalia#Africa
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Somalia##Location within Africa
Settlement.pushpin_label: Mogadishu
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Banaadir
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Hassan Mohamed Hussein
Settlement.leader_title1: Mayor
Settlement.population_total: 3,262,129
Settlement.population_as_of: 2025
Settlement.area_land_km2: 370
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Rank

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Wikidata facts

Official name: مقديشو
Demonym: Mogadisciani
Population: 2120000
Area: 91
Elevation: 9
Official website: bra.gov.so
Image: Pictures from an armed convoy trip in Mogadishu.jpg

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Commons category: Mogadishu
native label: مقديشو
time of earliest written record: 1331-00-00
P8168: Gjerstad
P12749: Finkenwerder

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Contents

Etymology
History
Antiquity
Sarapion
Foundation and origins
Medieval Period
Mogadishu Sultanate
Medieval Mogadishu
Early Modern period (1700s–1900s)
Hiraab Imamate
Geledi Sultanate
Italian Somaliland (late 1800s–1960)
Somali Republic (1960–1991)
Civil war
Reconstruction
Government
Federal
Municipal
Diplomatic missions
Economy
Landmarks
Places of worship
Palaces
Museums, libraries and theatres
Markets
Institutes
Hotels
Geography
Climate
Demographics
Education
Culture
Landmarks and institutions
Sport
Transportation
Road
Air
Sea
Railway
Media
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
Notes
References
External links

Mogadishu is located in the coastal Banaadir region on the Indian Ocean, which, unlike other Somali regions, is considered a municipality rather than a (federal state).