Las Anod

Las Anod is the capital of Khatumo.

Kismayo

port city in the southern Lower Juba province of Somalia

Mogadishu

capital of Somalia

Bosaso

city in Puntland, Somalia

Garowe

capital of the Puntland region in northeastern Somalia

Battle of Mogadishu (1993)

A security guard is absolutely required. Located inside the Bakara Market. There are plans to collect the ruins in a safe area so that people can easily see it without protection.

Mogadishu Cathedral

Built during the colonial years of Italian Somaliland, the cathedral has barely survived the decades of civil war. It was badly damaged during fighting in the 1990s, then severely bombed by Islamists in 2008. Some stone walls and arches remain as testament to the old building. The new Somali Government has mentioned the possibility of rebuilding the cathedral as a sign of religious harmony.

Garowe Airport

Arba'a Rukun Mosque

Owing to the city's Islamic heritage, one of few things the city's various warlords can agree on, this 1269 mosque has been luckier than the neighbouring cathedral, and is one of very few buildings in the historic center which is not a ruin. It's said to have been built by a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed.

Kismayo National Park