About Mogadishu
Known locally as "Xamar" or "Hamar", Mogadishu is the capital and the most populated city of Somalia, think along the number of 2,425,000 inhabitants. It sits in the region of Banaadir on the Indian Ocean and has been an important port for eons. Historically home to hunter-gatherers, after numerous souls trampled over the land of Somalia it became known as the "White Pearl of the Indian Ocean" when it became the independent Somali Republic in 1960. Following this event it ousted a regime, survived the Somali Civil War plus numerous years of bloodshed and is now undergoing intense rejuvenation. To see coworking venues opening their doors in Mogadishu reinforce the idea that despite its traumas, it is home to innovative and hopeful tech savvy youths who can see that there is an economic future outside of their own borders.
As a part of its renewal program, Mogadishu is home to a number of scholastic and media institutions. Mogadishu International Airport is the capital's main airport and the hub for the national carrier, Somali Airlines. The Port of Mogadishu is a major national seaport with the largest harbor in the country. The locals are kind and hardworking with resourceful attitudes.
Coworking venues have become pseudo homes for many of its people where they can gather and collaborate on bright ideas that bring hope for their future.