Kismayo
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Kismayo is a key port city in southern Somalia, strategically located on the Indian Ocean and serving as an important regional commercial and maritime hub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kismayo canonical | 13 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
city ⓘ port city ⓘ seaport ⓘ |
| borderingWaterBody | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| climate | hot arid climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 0.36°S 42.55°E ⓘ |
| country | Somalia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups | Somali clans ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Jubaland
ⓘ
surface form:
Jubaland administration
|
| hasAirport | Kismayo Airport ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
export point for charcoal (historically and controversially)
ⓘ
export point for livestock ⓘ import hub for manufactured goods ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep-water port
ⓘ
natural harbor ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Kismayo ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
center of regional commerce in southern Somalia
ⓘ
important Indian Ocean trading port ⓘ |
| isAdministrativeCenterOf | Lower Juba region ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Lower Juba region ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Jubaland ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Somali ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Jubba River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kismayo
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
Somalia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | southern Somalia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Jubba River ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
agricultural trade
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ import and export of goods ⓘ livestock trade ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| roadConnection | linked to interior regions of southern Somalia ⓘ |
| servesAs |
maritime hub
ⓘ
regional commercial hub ⓘ trading center for southern Somalia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controls access to southern Somalia’s coastline
ⓘ
key node for regional maritime routes in the western Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Somalia