Mogadishu Stadium
Mogadishu Stadium is a stadium in Mogadishu, Somalia. During the Somali Civil War, the stadium was heavily damaged by foreign troops who used the structure as a base. The stadium has been completely rebuilt and artificial turf was laid on 27 March 2020.
- Type: Stadium
- Description: building in Somalia
- Also known as: “Garoonka Muqdisho”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mogadishu Cathedral and Mosque of Islamic Solidarity.
Mogadishu Cathedral
Church
Mogadishu Cathedral is a ruined Catholic cathedral located in Mogadishu, Somalia. Between 1928 and 1991, it served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio. Mogadishu Cathedral is situated 3½ km south of Mogadishu Stadium.
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity
Mosque
Eng. Yariisow Stadium
Stadium
The Eng. Yariisow Stadium, formerly known as Garoonka Banaadir Stadium, or simply Benadir Stadium in the Somali language, is a multi-use 20,000-capacity stadium in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, that is currently used mostly for football matches. Eng. Yariisow Stadium is situated 3½ km southeast of Mogadishu Stadium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mogadishu.
Mogadishu
Mogadishu is the capital and most populous city in Somalia. Once a beautiful city that merged Somali and Italian cultural and architectural traditions, much of it now lies in ruins after decades of civil war.
Mogadishu Stadium
- Categories: association football venue, recreation area, football, sports location, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Banaadir, Somalia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
2.06746° or 2° 4′ 3″ north
Longitude
45.33547° or 45° 20′ 8″ east
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Open location code
6HJ7388P+X5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadium
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=soccer
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Mogadishu Stadium” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “استاد مقديشو”
- Catalan: “Estadi Mogadiscio”
- Chinese: “摩加迪休體育場”
- Dutch: “Mogadiscio Stadion”
- Dutch: “Mogadishu-stadion”
- Dutch: “Mogadishustadion”
- French: “Mogadiscio Stadium”
- French: “Stade de Mogadiscio”
- German: “Mogadischu-Stadion”
- German: “Stadion von Mogadischu”
- Japanese: “モガディシュ・スタジアム”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Mogadishu Stadion”
- Norwegian: “Mogadishu Stadion”
- Polish: “Stadion w Mogadiszu”
- Portuguese: “Estádio de Mogadíscio”
- Portuguese: “Estádio Mogadíscio”
- Somali: “Muqdisho Stadium”
- Spanish: “Estadio de Mogadiscio”
- Spanish: “Estadio Mogadiscio”
- Vietnamese: “Sân vận động Mogadishu”
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