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U.S. ZIP codes. Range 96950–96952. Norway: 18 March 1968 NO: NNNN, CC-NNNN From south to north NO- prefix is used recommended, but not mandatory to be used for international mail to Norway [24] Oman: OM: NNN Deliveries to P.O. Boxes only. Pakistan: 1 January 1988 PK: NNNNN Palau: 1 July 1963 PW: NNNNN, NNNNN-NNNN U.S. ZIP codes. All locations ...
In early 1991, the Somali Postal Service had 100 post offices, with a total staff of between 1,665 [2] to 2,165 personnel. [5] The national postal infrastructure was later completely destroyed during the civil war, with Somali Postal officially suspending operations in October 1991. [6]
Upon independence in 1960, the Somali Republic maintained the 12 districts of the former Italian Somaliland and British Somaliland that merged to form the new country. [4] In 1964, a new Northeastern (Burao) Province was established by merging Burao, Erigavo, and Las Anod and a Northwestern (Hargeisa) Province was formed from Berbera, Borama ...
During the United Nations Operation in Somalia II several gun battles took place in Mogadishu between Somali factions, volunteers and peacekeepers. Among these was the Battle of Mogadishu of 1993, a US apprehension of two high-ranking lieutenants of the Somali National Alliance. The UN soldiers withdrew altogether from the country on 3 March ...
The nine governorates of Lebanon are subdivided into 26 districts (Aqdya, singular – qadaa). Beirut Governorate is not subdivided into districts, and Akkar Governorate comprises a single district. [1] The districts are further divided into municipalities.
The Embassy of the United States of America to Somalia is a diplomatic mission of the United States in Mogadishu, Somalia from 1960 to 1991. In 1957, the US opened a consulate-general in Mogadishu—the capital of the Trust Territory of Somalia , a UN trusteeship under Italian administration.
List of Fixed Line Area Codes as of 2021 National Destination Code (NDC) for fixed telephony Area Code Area/State Example 02: 1: Mogadishu: 021X XXX XXX 2: Somaliland: 022X XXX XXX 3: Jubaland: 023X XXX XXX 4: South West State of Somalia: 024X XXX XXX 5: Puntland: 025X XXX XXX 6: Hirshabelle: 026X XXX XXX 7: Galmudug: 027X XXX XXX
Prior to the civil war, Mogadishu was known as the White pearl of the Indian Ocean. Mogadishu (Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar; Arabic: مقديشو) is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries.