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.
  • Town with about 11,800 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (20 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code CMO
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as
    “Hobiya”
    “Hobyā”
    “Hobyaa”
    “Hobyow”

Places of Interest

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Aerodrome
Obbia Airport is an airstrip serving Hobyo, .
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Latitude
5.34953° or 5° 20′ 58″ north
Longitude
48.52637° or 48° 31′ 35″ east
UN/LOCODE
SO CMO
Open location code
6HQC8GXG+RG
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
place = town
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Zulu—“Hobyo” goes by many names.
أوبيوArabic
هبياArabic
هبيوArabic
هوبياArabic
HobyaCatalan
ObbiaCatalan
HobyoCebuano
霍比奥Chinese
HobyoDutch
Sultanaat HobyoDutch
هبياEgyptian Arabic
ObjoEsperanto
HobyoFinnish
ObbioFinnish
ΧόμπιοGreek
הוביוHebrew
HobyowIrish
HobyoItalian
ObbiaItalian
ホビョJapanese
HobyoPolish
HobyoRomanian
ХобьоRussian
HobyoScots
HobyaSlovenian
HobyoSlovenian
ObbiaSlovenian
HobyoSomali
HobyoSwahili
ҲобйоTajik
ہبیاUrdu
HobyoZulu

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