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District in Banaadir, Somalia
Hamar Weyne District
(
Somali
:
Degmada Xamar Weyne
) is a
district
in the southeastern
Banaadir
region of
Somalia
. It includes a part of central
Mogadishu
. Hamar Weyne is the oldest district with in
Mogadishu
and up until 1938 the city of Mogadishu was made up of
Shingani
and Hamar Weyne
[1]
.Somali word "xamar" means tamarind tree.
[2]
Mosques
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]
Jama'a Xamar Weyne
Hamar Weyne's
Friday mosque
(Jamacaha Xamar Weyne in
Somali
)
Despite being one of the smallest districts in
Mogadishu
, the Hamar Weyne district is known for it many mosques and madrasahs. There are over 25 mosques in this district, which include:
[3]
References
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]
- ^
Arecchi, Alberto (1984).
Mogadishu
. Butterworth and Co Ltd.
- ^
"Shidni (Chilli sauce with tamarind)"
.
- ^
Adam, Anita.
Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu
. pp. 204?205.
