Mogadishu

Mogadishu مقديشو
Nickname:  Xamar
Mogadishu's location in Somalia
Coordinates: 2°02′N 45°21′E / 2.033°N 45.350°E / 2.033; 45.350
Country	Somalia
Region	Banadir
Government
• Mayor	Omar Mohamud Mohamed
• Police chief	Abdi Hasan Awale Qeybdiid
Population  (2009)
• Total	2,950,000
Time zone	UTC+2 (EAT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EAT)

Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho) is the capital city of the African country of Somalia. It is also the largest city in that country. It is located in the coastal Banadir region on the Somali Sea. The city has been an important port for the region for many centuries.^[1] Estimates of the city's population are between 1.5 and 3 million people.

1. ↑ Termentini, Fernando (13 May 2005). "Somalia, una nazione che non esiste". Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 24 December 2018.