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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stadium
- Description: building in Somalia
- Also known as: “Garoonka Muqdisho”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mogadishu Cathedral and Eng. Yariisow Stadium.
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.
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.
Mosque of Islamic Solidarity
Mosque
Photo: Welimo28, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mosque of Islamic Solidarity is a mosque located in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, overlooking the Somali Sea. Mosque of Islamic Solidarity is situated 3½ km south 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″ northLongitude
45.33547° or 45° 20′ 8″ eastElevation
65 metres (213 feet)Open location code
6HJ7388P+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 609620228OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=stadiumOpenStreetMap feature
sport=soccerGeoNames ID
11072377Wikidata ID
Q6890414
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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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