“Somalia Ex Britannica”

March 26, 2015, 2:37 am

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This copy provided courtesy Bruce Eady: ” It is an official Italian army postcard which was sent free of postage by the troops. Soldiers had to put their unit details to get the free postage — in this case it was the Commando Divisione Fanteria “Puglie” ( 38 ). There is an army post office postmark of January 1941. These army postmarks deliberately didn’t disclose their location so unless we can discover where field post office N12 was we cannot pin down where it originated. Research needed !”

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“Mogadiscio – Viale Sorrentino”

March 26, 2015, 2:40 am

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This copy provided courtesy of Bruce Eady. Posted in 1923. Location unknown.

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Filed under: 1918 - 1940, Street scenes

“Mogadiscio – Mercato Amarnini”

March 26, 2015, 2:43 am

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This copy provided courtesy of Bruce Eady. Possible date: early 1920s. Location unknown, but likely to be in the vicinity of Xamar Weyne.

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Filed under: 1918 - 1940, Markets

“Mogadiscio – Moschea Scek Ibraim”

April 8, 2015, 12:42 am

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Where is it located? Possibly somewhere near or in between the old El Gab market and Xamar Weyne. Please post your suggestions below using the Comment feature.

The same mosque appears in this older postcard below. Taken from the same angle, you can see the same well in front of the mosque..

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“Merca – Missionari i poveri”

April 24, 2016, 3:53 am

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Dated 1911. Published by Missione Francescana di Mogadiscio

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An introduction to shax: A Somali game

May 2, 2016, 3:23 am

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This is a pdf copy of a short paper I wrote while living in Mogadishu, with the assistance of Ibrahim Awad, Abdidahir Ali Hirsi, Axmed Ismacil Jamac, and Axmed Liban Axmed. It was on the web for a long time, then disappeared. So here it is again: AN INTRODUCTION TO SHAX: A SOMALI GAME

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Croce del Sud Hotel

October 8, 2019, 3:23 am

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A photo taken very soon after its construction in the 1930s

Tre Biano building

October 10, 2019, 3:14 am

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(from Italian “tre piani” meaning “3 floors”? ) On Via Maka-Almukarama, Mogadishu. Seen here on Google maps.

I lived in an apartment here from 1986 to 1989. I would like to know more about the history of this building. Can you help? In the mid-80s it was owned by a family from Hargeysa, who lived on the ground floor (if I am correct). I think it was built sometime in the 1950s, but I may be wrong.

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Loyada border post, circa 1935

January 3, 2021, 2:24 am

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I think this is on the Djibouti side of the border. When I crossed this border in 1984 and 1985 it seemed that the building was bigger (and it was painted white), and the palm trees much higher. It looked like a scene out of the 1939 movie Beau Geste. The same building can be seen in this recent Google Maps view of the border.