Baraawe
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Baraawe is a historic coastal city in southern Somalia known as a key port and cultural center along the Indian Ocean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baraawe canonical | 7 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
port city ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | district capital ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Barawa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brava NERFINISHED ⓘ Brawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| coast | Indian Ocean coast ⓘ |
| coastalType | low-lying sandy coast ⓘ |
| connectedBy | maritime trade routes in Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage | Swahili-Islamic urban culture ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
small-scale trade ⓘ |
| ethnicGroups |
Bravanese
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Baraawe District administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
natural harbor
ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ |
| hasPort | Baraawe Port NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Benadir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swahili Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
center of Islamic learning in Somalia
ⓘ
important medieval trading city ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Barawe dialect
ⓘ
Islamic scholarship ⓘ historic architecture ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barawe dialect of Chimini ⓘ Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Shabelle region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Somalia ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Kismayo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Baraawe District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benadir coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionCapitalOf | Baraawe District in Lower Shabelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousBuildings | mosques ⓘ |
| timeZone | East Africa Time ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cultural center
ⓘ
key port ⓘ trading center ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +3 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Somalia
subject surface form:
Lower Shabelle
subject surface form:
Lower Shabelle