There is a capital called Mogadishu.
Mogadishu -LRB- -LSB- ˌmɔːɡəˈdiːʃuː -RSB- Muqdisho -LSB- mʉqdɪʃɔ -RSB- ; مقديشو -LSB- maqadiːʃuː -RSB- -RRB- , known locally as Hamar , is the capital and most populous city of Somalia .. capital. capital city. most populous city. List of cities in Somalia by population. Somalia. Somalia. Located in the coastal Banaadir region on the Indian Ocean , the city has served as an important port for millennia .. Banaadir. Banaadir. Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean. , it has a population of 2,425,000 residents .. Tradition and old records assert that southern Somalia , including the Mogadishu area , was historically inhabited by hunter-gatherers .. Somalia. Somalia. These were later joined by Cushitic-speaking agro-pastoralists , who would go on to establish local aristocracies .. Cushitic. Cushitic languages. During its medieval Golden Age , Mogadishu was ruled by the Muzaffar dynasty , a vassal of the Ajuran Sultanate .. Golden Age. Golden Age. Muzaffar dynasty. Sultanate of Mogadishu. Ajuran Sultanate. Ajuran Sultanate. It subsequently fell under the control of an assortment of local Sultanates and polities , most notably the Sultanate of the Geledi .. Sultanate of the Geledi. Sultanate of the Geledi. The city later became the capital of Italian Somaliland -LRB- 1889 -- 1936 -RRB- in the colonial period .. capital. capital city. Italian Somaliland. Italian Somaliland. After the Somali Republic became independent in 1960 , Mogadishu became known and promoted as the White Pearl of the Indian Ocean .. Somali. Somali language. Indian Ocean. Indian Ocean. After the ousting of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 and the ensuing Somali Civil War , various militias fought for control of the city , later to be replaced by the Islamic Courts Union in the mid-2000s .. Somali. Somali language. Siad Barre. Siad Barre. Somali Civil War. Somali Civil War. Islamic Courts Union. Islamic Courts Union. The ICU thereafter splintered into more radical groups , notably al-Shabaab , which fought the Transitional Federal Government -LRB- 2004 -- 2012 -RRB- and its African Union Mission to Somalia allies .. Somalia. Somalia. al-Shabaab. al-Shabaab ( militant group ). Transitional Federal Government. Transitional Federal Government. African Union Mission to Somalia. African Union Mission to Somalia. With a change in administration in late 2010 , government troops and their military partners had succeeded in forcing out Al-Shabaab by August 2011 .. Mogadishu has subsequently experienced a period of intense reconstruction .. As Somalia 's capital city , many important national institutions are based in Mogadishu .. capital. capital city. Somalia. Somalia. It is the seat of the Federal Government of Somalia established in August 2012 , with the Somalia Federal Parliament serving as the government 's legislative branch .. Somalia. Somalia. Federal Government of Somalia. Federal Government of Somalia. Somalia Federal Parliament. Federal Parliament of Somalia. legislative. Legislature. Thabit Abdi Mohammed has been the Mayor of Mogadishu since April 2017 .. Mayor. Mayor. Thabit Abdi Mohammed. Thabit Abdi Mohammed. Villa Somalia is the official residential palace and principal workplace of the President of Somalia , Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed .. Somalia. Somalia. Villa Somalia. Villa Somalia. official residential. official residence. palace. presidential palace. President of Somalia. President of Somalia. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. In May 2012 , the First Somali Bank was established in the capital , which organized Mogadishu 's first ever Technology , Entertainment , Design -LRB- TEDx -RRB- conference .. Somali. Somali language. capital. capital city. First Somali Bank. First Somali Bank. The establishment of a local construction yard has also galvanized the city 's real-estate sector .. Arba'a Rukun Mosque is one of the oldest Islamic places of worship in the capital , built circa 667 -LRB- 1268 / 9 AD -RRB- .. capital. capital city. Arba'a Rukun Mosque. Arba'a Rukun Mosque. The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity in Mogadishu is the largest masjid in the Horn region .. Mosque of Islamic Solidarity. Mosque of Islamic Solidarity. Horn. Horn of Africa. Mogadishu Cathedral was built in 1928 by the colonial authorities in Italian Somaliland in a Norman Gothic style , and served as the traditional seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio .. Italian Somaliland. Italian Somaliland. Mogadishu Cathedral. Mogadishu Cathedral. Norman. Norman architecture. Gothic. Gothic Revival architecture. Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio. Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio. The National Museum of Somalia is based in Mogadishu and holds many culturally important artefacts .. Somalia. Somalia. National Museum of Somalia. National Museum of Somalia. The National Library of Somalia is undergoing a $ 1 million Somali federal government funded renovation , including a new library complex .. Somali. Somali language. Somalia. Somalia. National Library of Somalia. National Library of Somalia. Mogadishu is home to a number of scholastic and media institutions .. As part of the municipality 's urban renewal program , 100 schools across the capital are scheduled to be refurbished and reopened .. capital. capital city. The Somali National University -LRB- SNU -RRB- was established in the 1950s , and professors from the university later founded the non-governmental Mogadishu University -LRB- MU -RRB- .. Somali. Somali language. Somali National University. Somali National University. Mogadishu University. Mogadishu University. Benadir University -LRB- BU -RRB- was established in 2002 with the intention of training doctors .. Benadir University. Benadir University. Various national sporting bodies have their headquarters in Mogadishu , including the Somali Football Federation and the Somali Olympic Committee .. Somali. Somali language. Somali Football Federation. Somali Football Federation. Somali Olympic Committee. Somali Olympic Committee. Mogadishu Stadium was constructed in 1978 during the Siad Barre administration , with the assistance of Chinese engineers .. Siad Barre. Siad Barre. Mogadishu Stadium. Mogadishu Stadium. It hosts football matches with teams from the Somali First Division and the Somalia Cup .. Somali. Somali language. Somalia. Somalia. football. association football. Somali First Division. Somali First Division. Somalia Cup. Somalia Cup. Additionally , the Port of Mogadishu serves as a major national seaport and is the largest harbour in Somalia .. Somalia. Somalia. Port of Mogadishu. Port of Mogadishu. Mogadishu International Airport , the capital 's main airport , is the hub of the national carrier Somali Airlines .. Somali. Somali language. capital. capital city. Mogadishu International Airport. Aden Adde International Airport. Somali Airlines. Somali Airlines