Mogadishu

Mogadishu, Somalia

Mogadishu, whose name comes from the Persian //Maq'ad-i-Shah//, has been an important port for hundreds of years, allowing interaction with many different countries. The city is also known for the First Battle of Mogadishu, which was fought between Somali militia fighters and US forces in 1993.




 * __Links__**

[|Mogadishu - Wikipedia] [|Battle of Mogadishu] [|Port of Mogadishu]

__**Demographics**__


 * Population: 2,587,000
 * Ethnicities:
 * Bantu majority
 * Benadiri
 * Bushmen aboriginals
 * Cushitic
 * Arab
 * Persian
 * Climate:
 * Average high °C: 30.2
 * Average low °C: 23.9
 * % Humidity: 79.3
 * sources: http://www.wolframalpha.com/entities/cities/mogadishu,_somalia/bm/v1/no/, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu#Ethnic_groups, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mogadishu#Climate
 * located in Somalia.

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