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In the early 13th century, Mogadishu along with other coastal and interior Somali cities in southern Somalia and eastern Abyissina came under the Ajuran Sultanate control and experienced another Golden Age. By the 1500s, Mogadishu was no longer a vassal state and became a full fledged Ajuran city.
The origins of the name Mogadishu (Muqdisho) have many theories but it is most likely derived from a morphology of the Somali words Muuq and Disho which mean "Sight Killer" or "Blinder", possibly referring to the city's blinding beauty.
Sep 4, 2015 · By 1892, Mogadishu was under the joint control of the Somali Sultanate of the Geledi and the Omani Sultanate of Zanzibar. The Geledi Sultans were at the height of their power. They dominated the southern ivory trade, and also held sway over the Jubba and Shebelle valleys in the hinterland.
In this interview, he talks about Mogadishu’s heritage, one of the oldest coastal cities in the Horn of Africa, the recent collapse of the Lighthouse and the need for urgent action to preserve historical monuments.
May 25, 2024 · Muqdisho. Italian: Mogadiscio. Arabic: Maqdishu. Recent News. May 21, 2024, 4:12 AM ET (South China Morning Post) Chinese embassy security official killed in bomb attack in Somalia. May 18, 2024, 1:45 AM ET (BBC) Suurogal ma tahay in go'aanadii ka soo baxay shirkii wadatashiga qaran hirgalaan iyadoo Puntland ay qaadacday?
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May 31, 2023 · Soraya Ali. Soraya's mother left Mogadishu in the 1990s but has on occasion returned to a changed city. Of course Mogadishu is still a dangerous place and the al-Qaeda-affiliated group...
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Feb 14, 1993 · The United States Marines at the command post at the one-time Commercial Bank of Somalia speak by way of comparison of the destruction and tension in Beirut as they patrol Mogadishu.
