Muna Hotel
{{Short description|Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia}}
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Muna Hotel ({{langx|ar|فندق منى}}, {{langx|so|Funduq Muna}}, {{langx|fr|Hotel Muna}}) is a hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The hotel, located less than a mile from Somalia's presidential palace, is a noted conference centre and is regularly used for meetings between government officials and important persons. {{cite news|title= Al-Shabab vows 'massive' Somali war |url=http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2010/08/201082464449278785.html|date=24 August 2010|agency=Al Jazeera}}
History
In 2010 it was the centre of a suicide attack, killing several members of the Somali Parliament amidst the fighting that began on 23 August.{{cite news|title=Somali MPs killed in hotel suicide attack|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11068805|date=24 August 2010|agency=BBC News}}
Architecture
The hotel is located on a street corner and is housed in a three-story building. The building is painted in mint and pink and has grey shutters.{{cite news|url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/aug/24/suicide-bomber-attacks-somali-hotel-killing-32/|title=Suicide bomber attacks Somali hotel killing 32|newspaper=The Washington Times|date=24 August 2010}} The two balconies jut out from the building and are painted pink. The logo for Muna Hotel on the side of the hotel is painted in blue and white. The hotel name is given in French as "Hotel Muna" and then in Arabic underneath.
See also
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External links
- [http://media.washtimes.com/media/image/2010/08/24/Somalia_Fighting_Thir_s640x510.jpg?a9436adcfd6c8bab09d38f79fed816f8c9b79d57 Photograph]
Category:Buildings and structures in Mogadishu
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