Somalia map quiz
Explore cities and landmarks of Somalia!
Quizzes in this pack
Somalia: cities, landmarks.
| Cities | 7 questions |
| Landmarks | 8 questions |
Sample questions
- The capital and largest city on the Indian Ocean coast, one of the oldest cities in East Africa with centuries of Arab trade history
- Answer: Mogadishu
- Southern port city near the Kenyan border at the mouth of the Jubba River, capital of the Jubaland region
- Answer: Kismayo
- Northern port city on the Gulf of Aden, commercial capital of the Puntland region and a major trading hub
- Answer: Bosaso
- Inland city in the northeast, administrative capital of the Puntland autonomous region
- Answer: Garowe
- Central city divided between Puntland in the north and Galmudug in the south, a key crossroads city
- Answer: Galkayo
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Mogadishu
Indian Ocean coast of Somalia
Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, has been a trading port on the Indian Ocean for more than a thousand years; the traveller Ibn Battuta described its wealth in 1331. Decades of civil war since 1991 have left many buildings in ruins, such as the old parliament, but the city is being rebuilt.
- Did you know?
- Somalia has the longest coastline of mainland Africa
- Rings a bell?
- The battle in its streets in 1993, when two US helicopters were shot down, became the film Black Hawk Down
Bosaso
Gulf of Aden coast
Bosaso is a port city on the Gulf of Aden in north-eastern Somalia. Camels, goats and sheep are shipped from here to the Arabian Peninsula, and the dry mountains behind the town are known for frankincense trees, whose resin has been traded for thousands of years.
- Known for
- The port, livestock, frankincense
Beledweyne
On the Shabelle River
Beledweyne lies on the Shabelle River in central Somalia, near the border with Ethiopia. Its livestock market is one of the busiest in the region, and the river, which floods in the rainy seasons, waters farms of maize and sorghum.
- Known for
- The Shabelle River, the livestock market, floods
Laas Geel
Near Hargeisa
Laas Geel is a group of rock shelters near Hargeisa, in Somaliland, a region that has governed itself since 1991 though very few countries recognise it. Their walls are covered with some of the best-preserved rock paintings in Africa, of cattle in red, white and yellow, perhaps 5,000 years old. They were only made known to the world in 2002.
- Did you know?
- Many of the cows wear what look like ceremonial robes
Mogadishu Old Town
Hamar Weyne, Mogadishu
Hamar Weyne is the old town of Mogadishu by the sea, founded by Arab and Persian traders around the 900s. The Arba'a Rukun Mosque here dates from 1269, and the ruins of the Italian-built cathedral from 1928 stand nearby.
- Did you know?
- In the Middle Ages Mogadishu minted its own coins
Zeila
Gulf of Aden coast
Zeila, on the Gulf of Aden in Somaliland, a region that has governed itself since 1991 though very few countries recognise it, is one of the oldest ports in East Africa, and one of its mosques may date back to the earliest years of Islam. In the Middle Ages it was a rich trading town, now a small place among ruins.
- Did you know?
- The traveller Ibn Battuta visited in 1331 and complained about the smell of fish
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