CITY

Population:
2,000,000 (2006 estimate)

Capital of Somalia since 1905 (when it was Italian Somaliland).

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Mogadishu University	1997
Somalia National University	1954

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ayaan Hirsi Ali	Activist	13-Nov-1969		Submission
Iman	Model	25-Jul-1955		Somali supermodel wife of David Bowie
K'naan	Rapper	30-May-1978		Troubadour

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