The Sultanate of Mogadishu, also known as Kingdom of Magadazo, was a medieval Muslim sultanate centered in southern Somalia. Established by Abubakr bin Fakhr ad-Din, who served as the first Sultan of
Entrance of a coral stone house in Mogadishu.
Sofala in 1683 AD, sketch by Mallet
Almanara Tower, Mogadishu.
Xamar Weyne's Friday mosque (Jamacaha Xamar Weyne in Somali) according to Ibn Battuta, he and the Sultan prayed here
Somalia, officially the Federal Republic of Somalia, is the easternmost country in continental Africa. Stretching across the Horn of Africa, it borders Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest,
Sultanate of Mogadishu
…Mogadishu (Somali: Saldanadda Muqdisho, Arabic: سلطنة مقديشو), also known as Kingdom of Magadazo, was a medieval Muslim sultanate centered in southern Somalia. Established by Abubakr bin Fakhr ad-Din, who served as the first Sultan of the Mogadishu Sultanate and the Fakhr al-Din dynasty. The Fakhr al-Din…
Neolithic rock art at the Laas Geel complex depicting a long-horned cow
Men from Punt carrying Gifts, Tomb of Rekhmire.
The Beden is a fast, ancient Somali single or double-masted maritime ship.
The Silk Road extending from China to southern Europe, Arabia, Somalia, Egypt, Persia, India, and Java