Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia, and also its largest city and main port, on the Indian Ocean. Somali speakers also call it Xamar. It has long been a trading city, looking out toward Arabia and the wider ocean. In English news you will hear it as Somalia’s government city and port.

Mogadishu Mogadishu is the capital of Somalia是索馬利亞的首都,and also its largest city and main port也是它最大的城市和主要港口,on the Indian Ocean位在印度洋岸。Somali speakers also call it說索馬利語的人也會叫它,Xamar Xamar。It它has long been a trading city長久以來一直是個貿易城市,looking out toward Arabia and the wider ocean面向阿拉伯半島和更廣闊的海洋。In English news在英文新聞裡,you will hear it as Somalia's government city and port你會聽到它被稱為索馬利亞的政府所在城市和港口。

Though actually, the origin of the name is not settled. One idea is a Somali pairing of muuq (“appearance”) with a form of dil (“to beat / kill”). Another is that it was borrowed from Arabic maqadīšū, from Persian words for “seat” and “shah” (king), so “seat of the shah.” Scholars do not agree, so neither story should be told as fact.

Though actually不過,the origin of the name這個名字的來源,is not settled還沒有定論。One idea一種說法是,is a Somali pairing of muuq ("appearance")由索馬利語的muuq(「外觀」),with a form of dil ("to beat / kill")跟dil的某種形式(「打/殺」)搭配而成。Another另一種說法是,that it was borrowed from Arabic maqadīšū這個字是從阿拉伯文的maqadīšū借來的,from Persian words for "seat" and "shah" (king)而maqadīšū又來自波斯文「座位」和「shah(王)」這兩個字,so "seat of the shah."所以意思是「王的座位」。Scholars do not agree學者們意見不一,so neither story should be told as fact所以這兩種說法都不該被當作定論來講。

In English, spell it Mogadishu; older books sometimes use an Italian-looking Mogadiscio.

In English在英文裡,spell it Mogadishu拼法是Mogadishu;older books sometimes use an Italian-looking Mogadiscio比較舊的書有時候會用看起來像義大利文的Mogadiscio。