Kaaraan District ( so, Degmada Kaaraan) is a
district
A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...
in the southeastern
Banaadir
Banaadir ( so, Banaadir, ar, بنادر, it, Benadir) is an administrative region ('' gobol'') in southeastern Somalia. It covers the same area as the city of Mogadishu, which serves as the capital. It is bordered to the northwest by the Shabel ...
region of
Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constituti ...
. One of the oldest districts in
Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; it, Mogadiscio ), locally known as Xamar or Hamar, is the capital and List of cities in Somalia by population, most populous city of Somalia. The city has served as an important port ...
, it is bordered by
Shibis District
Shibis District ( so, Degmada Shibis) is a district of the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. One of the oldest districts in Mogadishu, it is bordered by Karan District, Yaqshid District, Bondhere District and Abdiaziz District.
Of the many ...
,
Yaqshid District
Yaqshid District ( so, Degmada Yaaqshiid) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia
Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of S ...
,
Abdiaziz District
Abdiaziz District ( so, Degmada Cabdicasiis), also spelled Abdi Asis District, is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It includes a part of the old town of Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقد ...
,
Huriwa District
Huriwa District ( so, Degmada Huriwaa) is a district in the southeastern Banaadir region of Somalia. It includes the northeastern neighborhoods of the national capital, Mogadishu
Mogadishu (, also ; so, Muqdisho or ; ar, مقديشو ; i ...
and the indian ocean
Kaaraan is subdivided into six sub-districts: Jabuuti, Wajeer, Faanoole, Nageyle, Jamhuuriya and Arjantiin.
The Karan District local authority offices were rehabilitated in 2013, after they had been destroyed in fighting between
African Union (AMISOM) troops and
Al-Shabaab, a designated jihadist terrorist group.
SAACID, Sharing Help and Hope
accessed on 8 Oct. 2015.
References
External links
Karan Facebook pageAdministrative map of Karan District
Districts of Somalia
Banaadir
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