Panorama Villaggio Duca Abbruzzi

Postcard posted 1935.
Villagio Duca Abbruzzi later became Jowhar.
For more on its history see the Wikipedia entry on Jowhar

Google Maps view of Jowhar. The ruins of the big building in the photo are in the centre of the satellite photo below

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Mogadishu in the 1950s/60s

Somali Airlines postcard (black and white): ” Mogadiscio – Veduta aerea

The cathedral can be seen in the centre of the photo above, and its ruins in the centre of the photo below

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Mogadishu in the 1950s

Taken in the 1950’s, possibly. Note sheltered “harbour” on the left. This was cut out of the ricks. In the 1980s there were still the remnants of a circular staircase cut into the stone that went down to the sea level on inside of the harbour. I am not sure if this was built before after the Italian occupation of Mogadishu.

The Garessa, from a biplane

Taken from a biplane. Looking inland.

Xamar Weyne