Bardera City (Somali: Baardheere) is an important agricultural city in the Gedo region of Somalia. It is the second most populous town in the Juba Valley, with Kismayo being the largest and most densely populated city in the region, and Garbahaarree…
Mogadishu Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Mogadishu, Somalia. When still operational, it served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio.
The Battle of Ras Kamboni was a battle in the 2006-2007 Somali War fought by the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) and affiliated militias against Ethiopian and the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces for control of Ras Kamboni (1°38′20″S41…
Middle Shebelle (Somali: Shabeellaha Dhexe, Arabic: شبيلي الوسطى) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.
Middle Juba (Somali: Jubbada Dhexe, Arabic: جوبا الأوسط) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.
Bakool (Somali: Bakool, Arabic: باكول) is a region (gobol) in southwestern Somalia.
Togdheer (Somali: Togdheer, Arabic: تُوجدَير) is an administrative region (gobol) in northwestern Somalia.
Hobyo (Somali: Hobyaa, Arabic: هبيا), also known as Obbia, is an ancient port city in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
Bay (Somali: Baay, Arabic: باي) is an administrative region (gobol) in southern Somalia.
Nugal (Somali: Nugaal, Arabic: نوغال) is an administrative region (gobol) in northeastern Somalia.
Mogadishu Stadium is a stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia.
The Fakr ad-Din Mosque (Arabic: مسجد فخر الدين زنكي), also known as Masjid Fakhr al-Din, is the oldest mosque in Mogadishu, Somalia.
Buhoodle (Somali: Buuhoodle, Arabic: بووهودل), also known as Bohotle, is the capital of the northern Cayn region in Somalia.
The Transitional Federal Parliament of the Somali Republic (TFP) (Somali: Golaha Shacabka Federaalka Kumeelgaarka ee Jamhuuriyada Soomaaliya; often Baarlamaanka Federaalka Soomaaliya) was the national parliament of Somalia from 2004 to mid-2012. It …
Oodweyne (Somali: Oodweyne) is a town in the northwestern Togdheer province of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.
Qardho (Somali: Qardho, Arabic: قرضو), also known as Gardo, is a city in the northeastern Bari region of Somalia.
Jilib (other names: Gilib, Gelib, Jillib, Jillio; Arabic: جلب) is a town in Somalia, with an estimated population of approximately 45,000. It is located on the main road from Mogadishu south to Kismayo and is the most populous town in the Middle Ju…
Gabiley (Somali: Gabileh, Arabic: غابيلي), also known as Gebiley, is a town in the northwestern Woqooyi Galbeed province of Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia.
Abdullahi Yusuf International Airport (IATA: GLK, ICAO: HCMR), formerly known as the Galkayo Airport, is an international airport located in Galkayo, the capital of the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.
Boho (pronounced /ˈboʊ/ BOH, from Irish: Botha, meaning "huts") is a hamlet and a civil parish 11 kilometres (7 mi) covering approximately 12 km × 7 km (7 mi × 4 mi)southwest of Enniskillen in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
…Badhan or Baran (Somali: Badhan; Arabic: برن, Baran; Italian: Badhan) is a city and district in the Sanaag region, a territory in north Eastern Somalia. In July 2007, the district became the capital city of the autonomous Maakhir(Maakhir has rejoin…
On September 16, 2008, a military operation was conducted by French forces off Somalia to retake the yacht Carré d'As IV from Somali pirates on September 2, 2008. The operation was successful and the two hostages were rescued, the yacht was recovere…
Ras Kamboni (Somali: Raas kambooni) is a town in the Badhaadhe district of Lower Juba region, Somalia, which lies on a peninsula near the border with Kenya.
Jamame (Somali: Jamaame, Arabic: جمامة), also spelled Giamame, is a town in the southern Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose) region of Somalia.
Iskushuban (Somali: Iskushubaan) is a small town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia.
Dhusamareb (Somali: Dhuusamareeb), also spelled Dhusa Mareb, is the capital of the central Galguduud region of Somalia.
Dhahar is a town in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia.
Adale (Somali: Cadale; Italian: Adalei), also known as Cadaley, is a coastal town in the southern Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) region of Somalia.
Warsheikh (Somali: Warsheekh, Arabic: وأرشيخ) is a town in the southeastern Middle Shebelle (Shabeellaha Dhexe) region of Somalia.
Naasa Hablood (Somali: Naaso Hablood), also known as Virgin's Breast Mountain, are twin hills situated in the Woqooyi Galbeed province in the northwestern Somaliland region of Somalia. Located on the outskirts of the city of Hargeisa, the structures…
Dinsoor (Somali: Diinsoor) is a town in the southwestern Bay region of Somalia.
Bahaya (Somali language: Buurta Baxaya) is the second-tallest mountain in Somalia.
Two large-scale attacks against AMISOM soldiers carried out by al-Shabaab suicide bombers in Mogadishu, Somalia occurred in 2009. In total 32 people, including 28 AMISOM soldiers were killed and 55 people were injured by the two bombings.
Qandala (also known as Candala, Andala, Bender Chor, Bandar Kor, Bender Kor or Taba Tege) is an ancient port town in the northeastern Bari province of Somalia.
Maydh (also transliterated as Mait or Meit) is an ancient port city in the northern Sanaag region of Somalia.
K50 Airport, also known as the Km N° 50 Airport, is a commercial airport in the southern Lower Shebelle region in Somalia.