Country Somalia Region Banaadir | Time zone EAT (UTC+3) | |
Wadajir District (Somali: Degmada Wadajir), also Called Medina District or Madina District is a district in the south-central Banaadir region of Somalia. A few southwestern neighborhoods of Mogadishu are located in this district, as well as the Somali National University. Also the former US Embassy, now a refugee camp called Siliga Amerikanka (translated American fence/enclosure), and the former Jaalle Ziyad Military Adacemy, now used by the AMISOM Brunidan Military Contingent is situated in the district.
Ahmed Abdulle Afrah is the District Commissioner, having succeeded Ahmed Hassan Daaci in the position on 25 April 2014. Daaci had served eight years as the commissioner.
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Wadajir District Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA