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Kismayo (kĭsmī`ō) or Kismayu (kĭsmī` ), town (1984 est. pop. 70,000), SW Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. It is the principal town and port of the Jubbada Hoose region. Kismayo was founded in 1872 by the sultan of Zanzibar, passed to Great Britain in 1887, and was held until 1924, when it was transferred to Italian control. The town has several mosques and a palace that was constructed by the sultan.How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There are over 1,000 national and international staff personnel from UN agencies working in the country; however, there are no international personnel in the major cities of Mogadishu and Kismayu. Once before, the British had played fast and loose with Kenya's territory, ceding to Somalia (then an Italian colony) a hunk of land west of the Juba River, including the port of Kismayu, as the price of bringing Italy into World War I on the allied side. Aidid used his radio to denounce the United States for betraying his trust and the United Nations "for failing to keep his arch-enemy, General Muhammad Said Hersi Morgan, out of Kismayu. |
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