Hawle Wadag District
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Hawle Wadag | |
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| Coordinates: 2°02′00″N 45°21′00″E / 2.0333°N 45.3500°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Banaadir |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Hawle Wadag District (Somali: Degmada Howlwadaag) is a district in the central Banaadir region of Somalia. A neighborhood in north-central Mogadishu, the Bakaara Market is located here.
In 2009 this region was an operation base by Al-Shabaab who harassed or attacked Amisom from here whose defensive line was at the Sayyid Hassan statue site. This district isinhabited by murusade community.[1] This statue featured the Sayyid positioned on the Hiin Faniin, a Suleiman horse.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Al-Shabaab in Somalia: The History and Ideology of a Militant Islamist Group, Stig Jarle Hansen
- ^ "Statue of Sayyid M. Abdullah Hassan – Somali Architecture ". Somaliarchitecture.com. Retrieved 2019-05-29.
- ^ Heart of a Stranger - Page 37, Nora Foster Stovel - 2003
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