Shangani
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| Country |  Somalia |
| Region | Banaadir |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Shangani District (Somali: Degmada Shangaani) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It lies in central Mogadishu. Shingani along with Hamar Weyne are the oldest districts in Mogadishu. Shangani means On the sand in Swahili, as this district was originally a Benadir settlement.[1]
- ^ Kassim, Mohamed M. “Islam and Swahili Culture on the Banadir Coast.” Northeast African Studies, vol. 2, no. 3, 1995, pp. 21–37. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41931111. Accessed 16 Mar. 2023.