Karan District

District in Banaadir, Somalia
2°02′00″N 45°21′00″E / 2.0333°N 45.3500°E / 2.0333; 45.3500Country SomaliaRegionBanaadirTime zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Kaaraan District (Somali: Degmada Kaaraan) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. One of the oldest districts in Mogadishu, it is bordered by Shibis District, Yaqshid District, Abdiaziz District, Huriwa District and the indian ocean

Kaaraan is subdivided into six sub-districts: Jabuuti, Wajeer, Faanoole, Nageyle, Jamhuuriya and Arjantiin.

The Karan District local authority offices were rehabilitated in 2013, after they had been destroyed in fighting between African Union (AMISOM) troops and Al-Shabaab, a designated jihadist terrorist group.[1]

References

  1. ^ SAACID, Sharing Help and Hope[permanent dead link], accessed on 8 Oct. 2015.

External links

  • Karan Facebook page
  • Districts of Somalia
  • Administrative map of Karan District
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karan District.
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