Wadajir District
Wadajir | |
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Country | ![]() |
Region | Banaadir |
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• District Commissioner | Ahmed Abdulle Afrah |
Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Wadajir District (Somali: degmada Wadajir), also called Medina District or Madina District[1] is a district in the south-central Banaadir region of Somalia. A few southwestern neighborhoods of Mogadishu are located in this district, as well as the Somali National University. Also the former US Embassy, now a refugee camp called Siliga Amerikanka (translated American fence/enclosure), and the former Jaalle Ziyad Military Academy, now used by the AMISOM Brunidan Military Contingent is situated in the district.[1]
Ahmed Abdulle Afrah succeeded Ahmed Hassan Daaci as district commissioner on 25 April 2014; Daaci had served for eight years.[2] Wadajir means together in Somali.[3]
References
- Districts of Somalia
External links
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- Administrative map of Wadajir District
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