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Hobyo

Hobyo is an ancient port city in state in the north-central region of . Hobyo was founded as a coastal outpost by the Ajuran Empire during the 13th century.
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  • Type: Town with 11,800 residents
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: “Hobiya”, “Hobyā”, “Hobyaa”, and “Hobyow”

Hobyo

Latitude
5.34953° or 5° 20′ 58″ north
Longitude
48.52637° or 48° 31′ 35″ east
Population
11,800
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
IATA airport code
CMO
United Nations Location Code
SO CMO
Open location code
6HQC8GXG+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 313943293
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
57000
Wiki­data ID
Q1016908
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Hobyo” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أوبيو”
  • Arabic: “اوبيو”
  • Arabic: “هبيا”
  • Arabic: “هبيو”
  • Arabic: “هوبيا”
  • Catalan: “Hobya”
  • Catalan: “Obbia”
  • Cebuano: “Hobyo”
  • Chinese: “霍比奥”
  • Dutch: “Hobyo”
  • Dutch: “Sultanaat Hobyo”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “هبيا”
  • Esperanto: “Objo”
  • Finnish: “Hobyo”
  • Finnish: “Obbio”
  • French: “Hobyo”
  • German: “Hobya”
  • German: “Hobyo”
  • German: “Obbia”
  • Greek: “Χόμπιο”
  • Hebrew: “הוביו”
  • Irish: “Hobyow”
  • Italian: “Hobyo”
  • Italian: “Obbia”
  • Japanese: “ホビョ”
  • Polish: “Hobyo”
  • Portuguese: “Hobyo”
  • Portuguese: “Óbia”
  • Romanian: “Hobyo”
  • Russian: “Хобьо”
  • Scots: “Hobyo”
  • Slovenian: “Hobya”
  • Slovenian: “Hobyo”
  • Slovenian: “Obbia”
  • Somali: “Hobyo”
  • Spanish: “Hobyo”
  • Spanish: “Obbia”
  • Swahili: “Hobyo”
  • Tajik: “Ҳобйо”
  • Urdu: “ہبیا”
  • Zulu: “Hobyo”

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