Hamar Weyne District

Hamar Weyne
Xamar Weyne
Country Somalia
RegionBanaadir
Government
 • District CommissionerCabdulkadir Maxamed Cabdulkadir
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Hamar Weyne District (Somali: Degmada Xamar Weyne) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It includes a part of central Mogadishu. Hamar Weyne is the oldest district with in Mogadishu and up until 1938 the city of Mogadishu was made up of Shingani and Hamar Weyne[1].Somali word "xamar" means tamarind tree.[2]

  1. ^ Arecchi, Alberto (1984). Mogadishu. Butterworth and Co Ltd.
  2. ^ "Shidni (Chilli sauce with tamarind)".