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Somali capital, Mogadishu (Mogadishu) (World capitals) Satellite maps

MogadishuMogadishuSomalia's capital, an important port and the historic city of Mogadishu, in south-eastern border, the Indian Ocean verge of the West Bank, is located in the Shabelle River valley, although only 200 km away from the equator, but the climate is cool, green trees, the landscape in Somalia Resort.When at dawn by boat from the vast Indian Ocean gradually towards the Somali coast when the coast lighthouse on the flash of light off the flash, the vast knows no boundaries from the sea gradually revived in the darkness, the East billowing waves of the sea started to show A sunrise phenomenon unique to the sea.On the soaring coast of the mosque minaret, rows of ancient Arab castle, one in white as the main hue of the city, at dawn in gradually revealed it clear outline, this is Mogadishu.Mogadishu population of 1.5 million, the urban area of over 20 square kilometers.Blue in the Indian Ocean this backdrop of the white city, is clean and beautiful.Urban waterfront wide straight road, along with lush growth of tropical trees, flowers, Chuanliubuxi pedestrians on the street, between Rusuo vehicles, it is Jingran and prosperity.Mogadishu built in the 9th century AD to the 10th century, is one with 1,200 years of history of the ancient city.Like many East African cities, Mogadishu is full of rich atmosphere in the East, which naturally is because many centuries before the Arabs and Persians in the Somali coastal areas of trade and frequent live.Mogadishu, the name comes from the Persian, meaning "king location", that is the meaning of the capital.The early Middle Ages, Islam began into the vicinity of Mogadishu, and from here to spread throughout the country.Now, Islam has been the overwhelming majority of residents believe in Somalia, and was designated as the national religion.In Mogadishu, mosques have as many as 150, of which the oldest one was built in the year 1182, has been 800 years of history, her record in Arabic monument, the wind and rain much of the decorative carvings Shows that it's long.Although Canghaisangtian After changing the bottom of the mosque has been sinking 45 meters deep underground, but still able to show the beautiful Persian architectural style.The city there are other famous buildings built in 1269 by Keeryading the mosque, the mosque unity, since the 19th century as the representative of the Sudan Zanzibar resident of Jia Lesa Palace and independent of the parliament building after building, the halls, sports venues, museums, Theatre and more than commemorate the anti-imperialist struggle against colonialism, and other monuments.Many use the waterfront with a barrier reef built housing, flattened Baiqiang, along with a shield-shaped nursing, is still living with that of Peter the peninsula from Albania to the resettlement of the descendants of Arab traders.Mogadishu, the city's two major cross streets, the bustling commercial district, where traffic such as weaving, restaurants, shops abound, with the Arab architectural style of the home floor, connected to each other.The most prosperous areas in the urban areas of the market, most of Mogadishu, the public would like to come here to buy food, vegetables and daily necessities.Small are sold by hawkers in accordance with their different types of commodities in the market automatically gathered a lot, forming a food market and cloth markets, fruit markets, meat markets, and so on.Built of wood in the style chic Puzi, neatly line the two lines, the middle is long and wide access, Renlairenwang, bustling.Walk through the urban streets of Mogadishu, we can see that local women were dressed in a Xuanliduozi of national costumes, many of the girls in the high扎played on a beautiful flower scarf.Although the Somali Muslim, but can not see with Heisha masked women.All this is seen to the city full of distinctive characteristics of Africa, maintained the customs of many Arabs.Mogadishu retained mainly to the country's agriculture and animal husbandry many interesting features of the traditional.Travelling by car in the street, often because of the road may be among a group of Manyou You walk the camel or cattle guards, and slow down.Some residents in their own fields of housing built next to cattle, they sell fresh milk to the people and cattle eat feed from the outskirts of the Green pastoralists regularly sent every day.Another point worth mentioning is that the 15th century AD, the famous Chinese Ming Dynasty navigator Zheng He, twice voyage to the "wood beam of all countries", that is now in Mogadishu.He's entourage after returning wrote: "where the rich possession of the ship, and very far away countries and trade." Municipal government in Mogadishu, the seaside garden, there is a deterioration of the stone house, is said to be that when businessmen from the The hurdles, where China has found that Tang, Song two Koreas, coins and pottery excavated in ancient China, demagnetizer debris.This shows that China and the friendly exchanges between the two peoples of Somalia's history is very long.1964, Premier Zhou Enlai visited Somalia, in Mogadishu by an unprecedented warm welcome, friendly cable in the history of writing a glorious chapter.Reproduced: http://baike.baidu.com/view/44833.htm

Somali capital, Mogadishu (Mogadishu) geographical coordinates (Google maps satellite map Landmark) finishing date: (2006/10/1 11:05:00)
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