Wadajir, Mogadishu
Wadajir | |
|---|---|
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| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Banaadir |
| City | Mogadishu |
| Government | |
| • Neighbourhood Commissioner | Ahmed Abdulle Afrah |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Wadajir Neighbourhood (Somali: Wadajir, Muqdisho), also called Medina or Madina Neighbourhood[1] is a neighbourhood in the south-central Banaadir region of Somalia. A few southwestern neighborhoods of Mogadishu are located in this neighbourhood, as well as the Somali National University. Also the former US Embassy, now a refugee camp called Siliga Amerikanka (translated American fence/enclosure), and the former Jaalle Siyaad military academy, former used by the AMISOM sector of Brundian Military Contingent is situated in the neighbourhood.[1]
Ahmed Abdulle Afrah succeeded Ahmed Hassan Daaci as neighbourhood commissioner on 25 April 2014; Daaci had served for eight years.[2] Wadajir means together in Somali language.[3]
References
- ^ a b Alexandra Geiser: Somalia: Herkunft aus Mogadishu Archived 2023-01-23 at the Wayback Machine Auskunft der SFH-Länderanalyse, 2010-08-19, accessdate: 5. Oktober 2015
- ^ "Former commissioner of wadajir district leaves office". Goobjoog. 25 April 2014. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ^ "Wadajir Residences and Souq".
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