Hamar Weyne District

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Hamar Weyne District ({{langx|so|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{{Cite book|last=Arecchi|first=Alberto|title=Mogadishu|publisher=Butterworth and Co Ltd|year=1984}}.Somali word "xamar" means tamarind tree.{{Cite web|url=https://somalikitchen.typepad.com/my-blog/2012/04/shidni-somali-chilli-sauce-with-tamarind.html|title = Shidni (Chilli sauce with tamarind)}}

Mosques

File:Jama'a_Xamar_Weyne.jpg
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:{{Cite book|last=Adam|first=Anita|title=Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu|pages=204–205}}

References

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  • [http://www.statoids.com/yso.html Districts of Somalia]
  • [http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/120220_OCHASom_Administrative_Map_Banadir_HamarWeyne_A3.pdf Administrative map of Hamar Weyne District]

{{Districts of Somalia}}

Category:Districts of Somalia

Category:Banaadir

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