Mogadishu

Summary

Mogadishu is a port city^[1]. Mogadishu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Mogadishu is located in Banaadir^[3].
• Mogadishu is in the country of Somalia^[4].
• Mogadishu is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[5].
• Mogadishu's head of government is recorded as Mohamed Ahmed Amiir^[6].
• Mogadishu's instance of is recorded as port city^[7].
• Mogadishu's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Mogadishu's instance of is recorded as largest city^[9].
• Mogadishu's instance of is recorded as federal capital^[10].
• Mogadishu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Istanbul^[11].
• Mogadishu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Almaty^[12].
• Mogadishu's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ankara^[13].
• Mogadishu's Commons category is recorded as Mogadishu^[14].
• Mogadishu's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[15].
• Mogadishu's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 2.0391666666666666, 'lon': 45.341944444444444}^[16].
• Mogadishu's official website is recorded as https://bra.gov.so/^[17].
• Mogadishu's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mogadishu^[18].
• Mogadishu has a population of {'amount': '+2120000'}^[19].
• Mogadishu's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1331^[20].
• Mogadishu's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Mogadishu^[21].
• Mogadishu's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng^[22].
• Mogadishu's described by source is recorded as History of Ming^[23].
• Mogadishu's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Mogadishu's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[25].
• Mogadishu's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[26].
• Mogadishu's capital of is recorded as Somalia^[27].

Body

Geography

Mogadishu is in the country of Somalia^[4]. Mogadishu is located in Banaadir^[3]. Mogadishu is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Mogadishu covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+91'}^[28]. Mogadishu sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9'}^[29]. Mogadishu has a population of {'amount': '+2120000'}^[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include port city^[7], city^[8], largest city^[9], and federal capital^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Mogadishu include Escape from Mogadishu^[30], a film^[31], directed by Ryoo Seung-wan^[32].

Why It Matters

Mogadishu has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Mogadishu is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Mogadishu include Escape from Mogadishu^[30], a film^[31], directed by Ryoo Seung-wan^[32].