Banaadir is a region (gobolka) in southeastern Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

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Overview

The Somali term Banaadir derives from the original Persian

Persian language

Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...

 word بندر bandar

Bandar

Bandar or Bunder is a Persian word meaning "port" and "haven". Etymologically it combines Persian بند Band and در dar meaning "an enclosed area" . The word travelled with Persian sailors over a wide area leading to several coastal places in Iran and elsewhere having Bandar as part of their names...

, meaning "port" or "harbour". It refers to the northern historical ports of Barawa

Barawa

Barawa or Brava is a port town on the south-eastern coast of Somalia. The traditional inhabitants are the Tunni Somalis and the Bravanese people, who speak Bravanese, a Swahili dialect.-History:...

 and Mogadishu

Mogadishu

Mogadishu , popularly known as Xamar, is the largest city in Somalia and the nation's capital. Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important port for centuries....

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Banaadir is bordered by the Somalian regions of Shabeellaha Dhexe

Shabeellaha Dhexe

-Overview:It is bordered by the Somali regions of Galgudud, Hiran, Lower Shebelle, and Banadir, as well as the Indian Ocean.As part of the former Benadir region, Shabeellaha Dhexe's capital was Mogadishu up until the mid-1980s, when the town of Jowhar became the capital...

 (Middle Shabele) and Shabeellaha Hoose

Shabeellaha Hoose

Lower Shebelle is an administrative region in southern Somalia.-Overview:It is bordered by the Somalian regions of Banadir, Middle Shebelle, Hiran, Bay and Middle Juba, and the Indian Ocean...

 (Lower Shabele), as well as the Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...

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Its capital is Mogadishu, though the region itself is coextensive with the city and is much smaller than the historical region of Benadir

Benadir

Benadir is a coastal region of Somalia. It covers most of the Indian Ocean coast of the country, from the Gulf of Aden to the Juba River, containing the capital of Mogadishu. The name comes from Persian bandar, which means port , a fact that reflects the region's importance to Persian and Arab...

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Districts

The Banaadir region consists of fourteen districts:

• Abdiaziz District
  Abdiaziz District
  Abdiaziz District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia.-External links:*...
  
  
• Bondhere District
  Bondhere District
  Bondhere District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia....
  
  
• Dharkenley District
  Dharkenley District
  Dharkenley District is a district of Banaadir, Somalia....
  
  
• Hamar-Jajab District
  Hamar-Jajab District
  Hamar Jajab district is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia....
  
  
• Hamar-Weyne District
  Hamar-Weyne District
  Hamar Weyne District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region Somalia....
  
  
• Hodan District
  Hodan District
  Hodan District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia....
  
  
• Howl-Wadag District
  Howl-Wadag District
  Hawle Wadag District is a district in the central Banaadir region of Somalia....
  
  
• Kaaraan District
  Kaaraan District
  Karan District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia....
  
  
• Shangaani District
  Shangaani District
  Shangani District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia....
  
  
• Shibis District
  Shibis District
  Shibis District is a district of the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. One of the oldest districts in Mogadishu, it is bordered by Karan District, Yaqshid District, Bondhere District and Abdiaziz District....
  
  
• Waabari District
  Waabari District
  Waberi District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia....
  
  
• Wadajir District
  Wadajir District
  Wadajir District is a district of the Awdal region in northwestern Somalia. Local control of the district is disputed between Awdalland, a proposed autonomous state, and Somaliland, a self-declared republic that is internationally recognized as an autonomous region of Somalia....
  
  
• Wardhiigley District
  Wardhiigley District
  Wardhigley District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia....
  
  
• Yaaqshiid District
  Yaaqshiid District
  Yaqshid District is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia....