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Location of Banaadir in Somalia
Benadir or Banaadir (Somali: Banaadir; Arabic: بنادر Banādir; from Bandari, a port or a harbour; derived from Banaderi, referring to the northern ports of Barawa and Mogadishu) is a region (gobolka) in southern Somalia. The regional capital is Mogadishu, though the region itself is coextensive with the city and is much smaller than the historical region of Benadir. It is bordered by the Somali regions of Middle Shabele and Lower Shabele and the Indian Ocean.
