Karan

Karan is a suburb in , . Karan is situated nearby to the suburb , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Eng. Yariisow Stadium and Mogadishu Cathedral.

Stadium
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The , formerly known as Garoonka Banaadir Stadium, or simply Benadir Stadium in the Somali language, is a multi-use 20,000-capacity in , , , that is currently used mostly for football matches.

Church
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is a ruined Catholic cathedral located in , . Between 1928 and 1991, it served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mogadiscio. is situated 3½ km southwest of Karan.

Monument
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Daljirka Dahsoon is a memorial located in . The monument was erected in honour of the Somali men and women who died in defense of the Somali Republic. is situated 3 km southwest of Karan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mogadishu.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is the capital and most populous city in . 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.

Karan

Latitude
2.05097° or 2° 3′ 4″ north
Longitude
45.36799° or 45° 22′ 5″ east
Open location code
6HJ73929+95
Open­Street­Map ID
node 315100657
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to French—“Karan” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاران”
  • French: “Karan”

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