“La via principale di Mogadiscio”
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“The main street of Mogadishu”, circa 190 (from an Italian magazine). Where is this scene? Leave your comment below
“Mogadiscio – interno della moschea Giama”
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“Mogadishu – Interior of the Giama mosque”, circa 1901 (from an Italian magazine). Any comments?
From page 15 of “Mogadishu: Pearl of the Indian Ocean” (pdf copy here)
“Autorita indigene di Mogadiscio”
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“Indigenous authorities of Mogadishu”, circa 1901 (from an Italian magazine). Who are the people shown here and where was the photo taken? Leave your comment below.
“Mercato di Mogadiscio”
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“Market of Mogadishu” circa 1901 (from an Italian magazine) Possibly the Garessa on the left and Shangani in the middle distance. What do you think? Leave your comment.
“Mogadiscio”
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Photo copied from Vintage Somalia – a website worth visiting, with a large and eclectic collection of photos
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Boondhere district is visible as a new settlement in the distant centre and right
“Mogadiscio – Viale Cerrina”
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Viale Cerrina, later named Via Vittorio Emmanuel, then Via Somalia (I think). Leave your comment below
Fakhr al-Din mosque visible in the centre
From page 15 of “Mogadishu: Pearl of the Indian Ocean” (pdf copy here)
“Mogadishu – Panorama”
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Location unknown, but appears to be looking inland
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“Mogadiscio – Campo Amnara”
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Campo Amhara, in what was latter called Abdul Caziz District (I think). Centre of town to the right.
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Mosque Sheikh Sufi
Sheik Sufi mosque
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Thanks for the comments below, based on those comments this seems to be the location…(Correct me if I am wrong)
Lat and Long: 2°02’17.7″N 45°20’11.3″E
2.038251, 45.336476
“Mogadiscio – Mercato indigeno”
Mogadishu – indigenous market. Post card poisted 20/11/1924
Possibly with Sheik Sufi mosque in the far left
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“Mogadiscio – Villagio indigeno fuori << Porta Mercato"
Rough translation: “Indigenous village outside Port Market”
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“General Mohamed Siyad”
“Leader of the military coup ousting Premier Egal, Commander of the Somalia Armed Forces shown here with his adjuntary (a major) outside the military headquarters in Mogadiscio” In 1969
“R.C.M Somali – Hutte Somali en construction. Building Somali hut”
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Location unknown. Leave comments if they will help
R.C.M may stand for Roman Catholic Mission
“Somalia – Mogadiscio – La Fontana della Garesa”
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Postcard posted 2/3/1937
“Somalia Italiana – Il te (ciai) della cinque”
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Where is this location? In the background are what look like three or four sandy roads heading uphill and away from the photographer. These may be the outskirts of Mogadishu at the time.
Note the silver jewelery worn by the women. Similar if not the same as the item below, in the case of the women on the left (click to enlarge, twice)
Somali music from the 1980s
I hope to create a list here, including audio files and links to other websites with audio files. Here is one
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Dur Dur – Somali Music from the 1980’s on Kezira -Music in the Horn of Africa
Mogadiscio – Via Piemonte
In Xamar Weyne. Tower in central distance is part of Giama Mosque. It is visible in 19th century maps of Mogadishu.
“Map of the Somauli Coast Showing the Position of the Tribes…”
“….by Lieutenant C.J. Cruttenden. I.N., with additions from the Surveys of Capt. Owen, R.N. Liets, Barker, Christopher & Carless, I.N”
Published in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, London 1849
The generous description of the Nugal valley on this map reminds me another place described by a friend Axmed I J…many years ago, a place where there were “valleys of milk, valleys of honey and valleys of good pasta” 🙂
Mogadishu: Images from the Past 
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