Hawle Wadag District
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.
Hawle Wadag | |
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| Coordinates: 2.0333°N 45.3500°E | |
| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Banaadir |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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.[1] This statue featured the Sayyid positioned on the Hiin Faniin, a Suleiman horse.[2][3]
References
- 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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| Banaadir Region | |
| Bari Region | |
| Bay Region | |
| Galguduud Region | |
| Gedo Region | |
| Hiran Region | |
| Middle Juba Region | |
| Lower Juba Region | |
| Mudug Region | |
| Nugal Region | |
| Middle Shebelle Region | |
| Lower Shebelle Region | |
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