Mogadishu
capital and the largest city of Somalia
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Summary
Mogadishu is a port city[1]. Mogadishu ranks in the top 7% of port city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,695 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Banaadir[3]
- Country: Somalia[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Indian Ocean[5]
- Head of government: Mohamed Ahmed Amiir[6]
- Instance of: city[7], largest city[8], federal capital[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Istanbul[10], Almaty[11], Ankara[12]
- Commons category: Mogadishu[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC+03:00[14]
- Official website: https://bra.gov.so/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mogadishu[16]
- Population: 2,120,000[17]
- Time of earliest written record: 1331[18]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Mogadishu[19]
- Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[20], History of Ming[21], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[23], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[24]
- Capital of: Somalia[25], Italian Somaliland[26], Somali Democratic Republic[27], Somali Republic[28], Hiraab Imamate[29], Sultanate of Mogadishu[30]
- Present in work: Civilization V[31]
- Official name: مقديشو[32]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mogadishu[33]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Mogadishu[34]
- Demonym: Mogadiscienne[35], Mogadiscien[36], Mogadisciani[37]
- Native label: مقديشو[38]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mogadishu[39]
- Elevation above sea level: 9 m[40]
- Area: 91 km²[41]
- History of topic: history of Mogadishu[42]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Mogadishu include Escape from Mogadishu[43], a film[44], directed by Ryoo Seung-wan[45].
Why It Matters
Mogadishu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] Mogadishu is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for Mogadishu include Escape from Mogadishu[43], a film[44], directed by Ryoo Seung-wan[45].