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Mogadishu as seen from the International Space Station. Mogadishu is situated on the Indian Ocean coast of the Horn of Africa of Northeast Africa, in the Banaadir administrative region in southeastern Somalia. [138] The region itself is coextensive with the city and is much smaller than the historical province of Benadir.
Mean daily maximum temperatures range from 30 to 40 °C (86 to 104 °F), except at higher elevations and along the eastern seaboard, where the effects of a cold offshore current can be felt. In Mogadishu, for instance, average afternoon highs range from 28 to 32 °C (82 to 90 °F) in April.
In 1993, two U.S. Black Hawk helicopters were shot down over Mogadishu, resulting in an 18-hour battle that killed 18 American soldiers and over 300 Somalis
Climate change in Somalia refers to changes in the climate in Somalia and the subsequent response, adaption and mitigation strategies of the country. Climate models predict that the East Africa region is likely to experience both near-term alterations in climate such as warmer temperatures, changes in the frequency and intensity of extreme events, and decreased precipitation, as well as long ...
A wrecked American helicopter in Mogadishu, Somalia, October 14, 1993. Credit - Scott Peterson/Liaison—Getty Images. Ridley Scott's Oscar-winning 2002 movie Black Hawk Down famously portrayed ...
The Battle of Mogadishu occurred on October 3 and 4, 1993. Writing for Smithsonian , Bowden described the conflict as an "18-hour urban firefight" between U.S. forces and the Somali National Alliance.
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.